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Racing Manhattan

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In a cheering and relatable story of adversity overcome, an outcast teen coaxes a defiant Thoroughbred back into the thrill of competition.

Alone in the world, Jay Barton is a teenage misfit with nothing much going for her besides an extraordinary talent for understanding racehorses and riding them like a pro. When, in a desperate attempt to escape her shifty, opportunistic uncle, she leaves home to work in a racing stable, Jay forms a bond with a beautiful gray mare named Manhattan -- brilliant, misunderstood, dangerous, and heading for racing's scrap heap. Recognizing a fellow misfit, Jay fights to give Manhattan one last opportunity to show that she's the champion she was born to be. Together they face a world of prejudice and cruelty, fighting back the only way they know how -- by becoming the best.

ISBN9780763692735
PublisherCandlewick Press (MA)
Publication Date05/22/18
Pages352

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  • kelfam2108
    kelfam2108

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    *Forever Manhattan*

    Das ist mal eine etwas andere Pferde-Geschichte, die es einem kaum möglich macht, mit dem Lesen aufzuhören - vielleicht sogar mit Ambitionen für eine Verfilmung?! 🤔 Zum Ende hin bleiben für mich ein paar Fragen offen. Das ist allerdings auch mein einziger Kritikpunkt. 😅

    Apr 24, 2024

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