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Wilson, Diane Lee
4 Reviews
(4)
YA
Never-ending winter has reduced Asa Coppermane's proud Viking clan to a pitiful, starving shadow of its former self. Headstrong chieftain's daughter Asa must fight vile Jorgen for control of the clan. Only through a shocking sacrifice can she save her people and herself. The historical setting and grim premise are intriguing, but some lackluster storytelling slows the plot.
Reviewer: Amy Bennett-Zendzian
(4)
YA
When fifteen-year-old horse lover Rachel arrives in Boston in 1872, she becomes--against her parents' will--involved in fighting a series of fires and a mysterious ailment afflicting the city's firefighting horses. Horse enthusiasts will enjoy the equine details and the action, based on the historical Great Boston Fire, although the plucky heroine and "against all odds" plot seem dated.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl
(4)
YA
Sold into slavery in ancient Ninevah, Soulai focuses his hopes and affections on Ti, a stallion he cares for in his job as a stable boy. Soulai's owner, Prince Habasle, sees signs of his own favor with the gods in Ti's markings--and then nearly ruins Ti in a disastrous lion hunt. Wilson's plot wanders dilatorily, but her characters are sympathetic and her setting well rendered.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(4)
YA
In the late thirteenth century, Oyuna, a physically disabled Mongolian girl, dreams of owning a horse and winning an important race. Oyuna's mystical connection with the mare Bayan leads her on a solitary adventure across the desert and to an eventual meeting with Kublai Khan. The girl-and-horse story has a unique focus but suffers from some slow, occasionally obtuse, scenes. Glos.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
4 reviews
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