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A Horse Named Dragon

by Robert Papp · 2008 · 128 pages

Book 114 of The Boxcar Children series

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The Aldens are spending a week at a rescue ranch that takes in horses whose owners can no longer care for them. The children help with chores, and Jessie looks after a horse named Dragon. But soon two of the oldest horses are missing from the pasture.

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Genre
mystery
Themes
horsesanimals
Setting
2000s
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 128 pages

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