Hoofbeats: Katie and the Mustang #2

I know there are a lot of girls-and-horses books out there, but the hoofbeats series is special. I saved my own money when I was 10 so that I could buy every one of them. Historical fiction and coming-of-age, this series is the perfect combination of genres. The books are sweet, and I reread them ov......more

I felt incredibly uncomfortable reading this. People (almost always men) who want to "return" to days gone by no doubt want the power exercised here by Mr. Stevens, where he freely yells at his wife, who bends to his will and doesn't talk back but who then turns around and takes it out on Katie, our......more

Katie and the Mustang, Book One, by Kathleen Duey, is a four part series that’s a classic horsey story. There’s a wild horse, and of course the only person who can tame him is the young girl. Thousands of horse books and movies follow this theme (do they even have any other themes??), but Katie and......more

This was a super good book! Not only was the story interesting, the information about horses in it is very accurate. Breeds, colors, and equipment are all described correctly throughout the whole book, which I really appreciate. I have read some horse books where the horse information in them is hor......more