Mistys Twilight, Marguerite Henry
Mistys Twilight, Marguerite Henry
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Misty's Twilight

Author: Marguerite Henry

Narrator: Barbara Caruso

Unabridged: 2 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/13/2014


Synopsis

As a young girl Sandy Price dreamed of owning a pony like Misty of Chincoteague. Journeying to Chincoteague for the annual pony penning, a grown Sandy decides to make her dream come true. At the end of the auction she brings home not just one but four beautiful ponies, including Sunshine, a direct descendant of Misty. When Twilight, Sunshine's foal, first appears from her stall, the fire of the wild ponies of Assateague is in her eyes. She races and rears herself into a lather, bucking at even the temporary confinement when the farrier examines her hooves. As Twilight begins to grow in stature and spirit, Sandy realizes the filly has a special future in store for the both of them. Marguerite Henry's Newbery Award-winning collection of horse stories have become children's classics, charming thousands of readers in many different countries. Her stories feature actual people and horses and are refreshingly free from the violent themes and issues so prevalent in today's children's literature. Misty's Twilight is filled with the dreamy quality of yesteryear that holds an ageless appeal to young and old alike.

About Marguerite Henry

Marguerite Henry (1902–1997) was the beloved author of such classic horse stories as King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague, and Stormy, Misty’s Foal, and her work has won several Newbery Awards and Honors.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on August 06, 2013

I remember this book being about Misty. Spoiler alert: it isn't. It's about a family that hopes to keep the Misty of Chincoteague legacy alive, but instead they just try to recreate the fame of Twilight's ancestor by forcing the horse to compete in tons of absurd contests, hoping she'll be famous an......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 27, 2016

I read this book shortly after reading the original three Misty books, which I also read as a child. I loved those three then, and I love them now - those books have so much to offer, with excellent stories and character development. Unfortunately, Twilight was very disjointed and unfocused, without......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on January 17, 2018

This one was a bummer after reading the other Misty stories. It just didn’t have the same magic. My daughter loved it but she’ll listen to a horse story any day.......more

Goodreads review by Sara on June 11, 2022

This book is the last in a series, although this book is VERY loosely connected to the first three. This one is set much farther in the future with different characters and not set on Chincoteague. My son and I liked it, but not nearly as much as the first three books.......more