title: The Enchanted Horse
author:  Magdalen Nabb 
description: Grade 3-6-In this fast-paced fantasy, a neglected wooden horse is changed back into the beautiful mare it once was, through the loving care of a shy, lonely, preadolescent girl. Irina sees the old rocking horse in a junkstore window and decides she must have it. The proprietor, sensing her need for it, gives Bella to her, and tells her about a live Bella, a beautiful, once-wild horse that used to belong to a local farmer who mistreated her. As the wooden horse gradually comes to life, Irina blossoms. She is happier than she has ever been, especially when her Bella takes her on thrilling midnight rides. One cold winter night, the animal leaves the child to run through the hills with a herd of wild horses. Irina is devastated. Too late she realizes she has not heeded the storekeeper's warning "Never say that any creature on this earth is yours...." She withdraws into herself again-until Bella returns, bringing her injured foal for Irina to nurse. This time she promises herself to let it go when it is grown. In so doing, she frees herself to grow up. The message may seem obvious to some, but that will not deter young horse lovers and beginning readers of fantasy, who will be absorbed by the details of equistrian care, the magic of the animal's transformation, and the excitement of the late-night rides. The many fine black-and-white drawings convey Irina's sadness, Bella's magical changes, and the strong energy of the galloping horses.<br /><i>Virginia Golodetz, St. Michael's College, Winooski, VT</i><br />Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  DEMELZA CARLTON
  
  
  
  
  
  A tale from the
  
  
  
  
  
  Romance a Medieval Fairytale series
  
  
  
  
  
  A brave knight. A lady beset by suitors. An enchanted horse that topples
  cities.
  
  
  Disgraced knight Sir Godfrey would do anything to regain his honour. So when
  the famed Trojan Horse appears at court, Sir Godfrey volunteers to lead a
  crusade on the magical beast.
  
  Lady Penelope is sick of life at a convent, waiting for her father to decide
  who she shall marry. So when a knight appears in the convent garden with a
  magic horse, she jumps at the chance to escape.
  
  The enchanted horse may have ended one war, but with Penelope missing, it may
  be about to start another.
  
  Can a knight and his lady stop history repeating?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Dedication
  
  
  This one is for my daughter.
  
  If not for her, I never would have fallen face-first into a gondola.
  
  Or fallen in love with Venice and its incredible history.
  
  Copyright © 2019 Demelza Carlton
  
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