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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. When Alec receives the Black Stallion’s first son as a gift, he believes his dreams have come true, but Satan’s savage arrogance makes him dangerous and unpredictable. Still, Alec is resolved to gain the fiery colt’s trust, even if he must risk his life to do it.Tags
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This is a good, solid sequel to the first two Black Stallion books, though I think it suffers a little in the use of a "deus ex machina" near the end, not something that negates it as a decent read, though, and is probably not something a juvenile would notice. Worth reading, rereading in my case. If you liked the first two books, you should definitely read this one.
The beginning felt clunkier than I remembered it, but I was soon swept into the excitement of the narrative.
A favorite series of mine growing up.
Then things happened fast, almost too fast for Henry. For he was still making his way through the heavy truck traffic when he saw Alec dart past the official at the gate and run toward the plank. At the same time he heard a short high pitched scream, an ominous counterpart of the one he knew so well...the shrill, challenging whistle of the Black! He jerked his head in the direction of the hold door and saw the black colt half in and half out of the ship. A man in blue coveralls, holding the horse, let the lead rope slide through his fingers as, frightened, he backed down the plank attempting to get away from the young colt's striking hoofs.
Then things happened fast, almost too fast for Henry. For he was still making his way through the heavy truck traffic when he saw Alec dart past the official at the gate and run toward the plank. At the same time he heard a short high pitched scream, an ominous counterpart of the one he knew so well...the shrill, challenging whistle of the Black! He jerked his head in the direction of the hold door and saw the black colt half in and half out of the ship. A man in blue coveralls, holding the horse, let the lead rope slide through his fingers as, frightened, he backed down the plank attempting to get away from the young colt's striking hoofs.
Book 3 of "The Black Stallion" series
I read this book when I was a small child. I loved this series of books. I still own the book and the statue of the black Arabian stallion.
I loved this entire series when I was a child; I suspect my son will enjoy them soon.
Black Stallion series, Walter Farley, horses, racing,
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Walter Farley was born in Syracuse, New York on June 26, 1915. He began writing The Black Stallion when he was a student at Columbia University and completed it while working as an advertising copywriter in New York City. It was an immediate success when it was published in 1941. During World War II, he served in the army where he wrote the second show more book in the series, The Black Stallion Returns. After his discharge from the service in 1946, he became a full-time author. He wrote 20 novels in the Black Stallion series. His also wrote a fictionalized biography of America's greatest Thoroughbred, Man O'War. He died of heart failure on October 17, 1989 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- De zoon van Black, de zwarte hengst
- Original title
- Son of the Black Stallion
- Alternate titles*
- De zoon van de Zwarte Hengst
- Original publication date
- 1947
- People/Characters
- Alec Ramsay; Satan the horse
- Dedication
- For Mabel L. Robinson AND ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS WHOSE LETTERS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUGGESTIONS MADE POSSIBLE THIS BOOK
- First words
- For days the Bedouin band had ridden across the white sands of the Rub'al Khali, the Great Central Desert of Arabia, and the steady pounding of the horses' hoofs left a rising cloud of sand behind them.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then, as the police opened up a path for them through the crowd, Alec led Satan home, the wreath of roses still hanging loosely about his neck.
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