| Racing Manhattan |
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author: Terence Blacker
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| Alone in the world, Jay Barton is a teenage misfit with nothing much going for her besides an extraordinary talent for understanding racehorses and riding them like a pro. When, in a desperate attempt to escape her shifty, opportunistic uncle, she leaves home to work in a racing stable, Jay forms a bond with a beautiful gray mare named Manhattan — brilliant, misunderstood, dangerous, and heading for racing's scrap heap. Recognizing a fellow misfit, Jay fights to give Manhattan one last opportunity to show that she’s the champion she was born to be. Together they face a world of prejudice and cruelty, fighting back the only way they know how — by becoming the best. |
| In a cheering and relatable story of adversity overcome, an outcast teen coaxes a defiant Thoroughbred back into the thrill of competition. |
suggested retail price (U.S.):
$17.99 |
isbn-10/isbn-13:
0763692735 / 9780763692735 |
pub date:
05/2018 |
type/format:
Young Adult Novel / Hardback |
age range:
12 yrs and up
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# of pages/size:
352 / 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" |
grade range:
Grade 7 and up
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subjects:
Animals; Coming Of Age; Social Themes; |
author’s comments:
Terence Blacker is the author of The Twyning and other novels for young adults. Before he became a writer, he rode as an amateur steeplechase jockey. He lives in the U.K. |
