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Dirt
Title:
Dirt
Author:
Orenstein, Denise Gosliner, 1950-
ISBN:
9780545925860
Publication Information:
New York : Scholastic Press, c2017.
Physical Description:
212 p. ; 20 cm
Abstract:
Eleven-year-old Yonder stopped talking when her mother died, and she stopped going to school because of the bullies, knowing that her father would never even notice (although the social worker did); indeed the only creature that seems to care about her is the one-eyed Shetland pony called Dirt who lives on the neighboring farm--so when she discovers that Dirt is about to be sold for horsemeat she is determined to find a way to save him.
Subject Term:
Subject:
Shetland pony -- Juvenile fiction. |
Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction. |
Animal welfare -- Juvenile fiction. |
Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction. |
Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction. |
Foster home care -- Juvenile fiction. |
Shetland pony -- Fiction. |
Ponies -- Fiction. |
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction. |
Animals -- Treatment -- Fiction. |
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction. |
Family life -- Fiction. |
Summary:
Eleven-year-old Yonder stopped talking when her mother died, and she stopped going to school because of the bullies, knowing that her father would never even notice (although the social worker did); indeed the only creature that seems to care about her is the one-eyed Shetland pony called Dirt who lives on the neighboring farm--so when she discovers that Dirt is about to be sold for horsemeat she is determined to find a way to save him.