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313 pp.
| Bloomsbury |
August, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59990-846-5$16.99
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4-6
Kallisto, thirteen, is a talented equestrian who'd do anything for her family's horses. When a Chinese army marches toward their mountain city, Kalli races to warn the others and protect the community's exotic Ferghana horses. The heroine's plucky determination and a crisply realized ancient Asia setting work well together in this historical girl-loves-horse story inspired by real events in Persia several thousand years ago.