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The Secret Horse

by Marion Holland · 1959

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Nickie and Gail are two horse-mad and horse-less girls. They hatch up a daring plan to steal a neglected and abandoned horse from the local pound and keep it in secret.

Themes
horseshorsesMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1950s1950sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 145 pages

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