Star Rise

Reviewed by: Sally Holt - Raymond Village Library, Raymond, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 7, 2015

Review

Second Book in the Horses of the Dawn series continues with the stories of the first horses in the New World. Thrown into the sea because of their weight the horses beat all odds by making it to land and taking their place as wild and free. Led by Estrella they are soon fleeing from the United States Army who wants to turn them into work horses.

Into the herd comes a lame boy who has been left in the wilderness with his dying grandmother. After she passes he joins with the wary and distrustful horses because he has the gift of communicating with animals. Before long he is accepted because somehow the horses realize he cannot survive without them.

A gritty story of animal life and predator death. An appealing book for a lover of animals, nature and the outdoors and story of how Haru and the horses together battle through hardship and danger.

Overall Book Score: very good