Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: G (mistreatment of horse)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Misko is 12 years old. She is First People Canadian and she lives in the city with her aunt. She does not want to move back to the reservation to live with her grandmother. All her friends, her school, all the stores she knows are here in the city. But, she has to move back. She feels a certain kind of pull from the reservation, She is not happy to be there until she meets a most beautiful horse she names Misthdim. Mistadim is being violently broken by his new owner. The owner has a son named Thomas. At first Misko and Thomas do not get along, but after awhile a friendship starts to form between them. Misko has a special bond with the horse, Mistadim. This bond helps her understand the world around her and the beauty of the world. Can Misko and Thomas stop his father from being so hard on the horse? Is there another way?
She Holds Up the Stars is a quick read, and a beautiful story. I read it all the way through, I could not put it down. This would especially appeal to children who love horses, and maybe children who own horses. I recommend the lovely little story and I hope you will enjoy it, too. Main character in Native American.
Ellen-Anita. Librarian
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