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The Georges and the Jewels
By Smiley, Jane
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37586-227-4
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
Gr 5-8 A quiet novel about the relationships surrounding 12-year-old Abby on her family's rural horse ranch in 1960s California. Due to her parents' strict religious views (no TV or rock music), Abby often feels like an outcast in her small seventh-grade class and she is often subjected to ridicule by the popular girls. She finds solace in working with the horses (there are numerous detailed scenes of riding, jumping, and grooming) with the except...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2009 |
The time Abby spends riding horses is an important part of her dad's horse training business (he likes to be able to tell clients that "a little girl can ride them"), but Abby's not allowed to get attached, which is part of the reason her dad calls all the mares Jewel and all the geldings George. Abby calls one particular gelding Ornery George, though, because he seems "dedicated to bucking [her] off," and he scares her. And when a foal ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Though it's not allowed by her horse-trainer father, Abby grows attached to one particular gelding and an orphaned fo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
The writing is strong, with a beautifully realized setting and compelling characters. Abby is sympathetic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
