Storm Horse

Reviewed by: Kris Zuidema - retired school librarian, Standish, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 6, 2018

Review

Horse lover or not, readers will enjoy this well written and engaging novel. Flip is a twelve year old boy from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His mother abandoned him and his father has passed away. An uncle brings him to his farm on a remote island to live with his family. Flip must learn to adjust to a different way of life. During a storm he jumps in the sea to save a drowning horse, even though he doesn't know how to swim. He wants to keep and train this horse with which he feels a bond. There is a young girl in the story who doesn't talk. She plays a large role in the plot and is helpful to Flip is many ways. The characters are interesting and believable. I highly recommend this book. It would work well for book groups and classroom discussions.

Overall Book Score: very good