Firehorse |
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Author:
| Wilson, Diane Lee |
ISBN: | 978-1-4424-0331-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
Publisher: | Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Imprint: | Margaret K. McElderry Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.99 |
Book Description:
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Fifteen-year-old Rachel is furious and lonely when her father moves the family to Boston in 1872--especially since she had to sell her beloved horse. But in Boston she finds the Governor's Girl, an injured firehorse, and begins caring for her and thinking about becoming a veterinarian. Then an outbreak of fires causes Rachel to question the ethics of her journalist father, and when the horses who pull the fire engines fall ill, the danger escalates. In a dramatic climax, the Great...
More DescriptionFifteen-year-old Rachel is furious and lonely when her father moves the family to Boston in 1872--especially since she had to sell her beloved horse. But in Boston she finds the Governor's Girl, an injured firehorse, and begins caring for her and thinking about becoming a veterinarian. Then an outbreak of fires causes Rachel to question the ethics of her journalist father, and when the horses who pull the fire engines fall ill, the danger escalates. In a dramatic climax, the Great Boston Fire of 1872 is brought to life with cinematic vividness, and Rachel proves her grit and determination to make something of herself.