Goodbye, Midnight Wanderer

by Olivia Coates

Was it really Ashleigh's fault? Tragedy has struck Edgardale. Ashleigh Griffen's favorite yearling has been injured in a terrible accident, and Ashleigh feels responsible. The vet says the colt should be put down. Ashleigh begs for time, and devotes herself to caring for the yearling. But nothing Ashleigh does seems to help. The yearling must be destroyed. Blaming herself for the colt's sad fate, Ashleigh vows never to become attached to a horse again...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061065579
• ISBN13: 9780061065576
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Tragic Ending

this book was awesome,but really sad.It made me cry. What happens is Ashleigh and her Friend Mona go horseback riding,But when Ashleigh gets back to Edgardale Farms, she finds out that a couple (Mr. & Mrs.Finch-Brown)who own Stony Brooks Farms want to buy Midnight.Then when Ashleigh's parents go into the house to discuss the sale, Midnight gets into a fight with Sparky.(one of the other yearlings). Midnight fractures his cannon bone in the fight. The vet thinks that Midnight should be euthanized to prevent furthur suffering, but Ashleigh begs her parents for more time, And devotes herself to trying to cure Midnight, But Midnight only gets worse,And tragically he has to be euthanized.Ashleigh blames herself for his tragic fate and vowes that she will not become attached to another horse. Can Ashleigh overcome her sadness over Midnights death? READ THIS BOOK TO FIND OUT!!

Great Book

This was a great book. Ashleigh's favorite yearling colt, Midnight Wanderer got injured in a fight with Sparky, another yearling colt. His canon bone was broken in the fight, and the vets says he should be put down. He is given to weeks to get better. Midnight only gets worse and must be put down. That was the saddest part! Midnight was so beautiful! Ashleigh neglected her mare Stardust after that, and she became depressed and bored. Ashley finally tries riding her again and they really come to like each other, and Ashleigh feels a lot better. This book was great! If you like the Thoroughbred series, read it!

Good-bye, Midnight Wanderer

This is definitely one of my favorite Thoroughbred books. It has me crying through most of the book. On a scale of 1-5 stars, I would give it 100 and then some. Tragedy has struck Edgardale, leaving Ashleigh Griffen's favorite colt, Midnight Wanderer, with a broken canon bone. The vet thinks it kindest to put him to sleep, but Ashleigh begs her parents for a few weeks to try to save Midnight. Ashleigh spends every spare minute with him. Everyone else has given up hope, but Ashleigh can't believe her beloved colt could die! She knows he will probably never walk comfortably, let alone do the thing he was bred to do-race. But she believes he could be a pleasure or stud horse. Two weeks fly by quickly, and the vet is back to examine Midnight. He finds that the colt's leg is getting worse, and he has an infection in the bone,despite the medicines. Ashleigh knows it's right to put him out of his misery, but it terrifies her to think of seeing him once and then never again. So she agrees to have him put down, but has her mom say good-bye to Midnight Wanderer for her. Ashleigh blames herself for the colt's sad fate. On the day he broke his canon bone, Ashleigh and Caroline were out watching the weanlings play. Midnight started fighting with Sparky,another colt, and Caroline wanted to get their parents. But Ashleigh said the horses would be fine. And now Midnight is gone. Ashleigh vows never to become attached to a horse again-it can only end in tearful good-byes. She avoids the barn, and neglects her own horse Stardust. But can any horse mend Ashleigh's broken heart and save her love of horses before it's too late?

SAD!

This book really made me cry. I thought he would make it too.

Great But Sad.

I think this book was awsome! I creid through most of it. I understand that Ashleigh loved Midnight Wanderer but to me she was being really selfish making that poor colt endure lot's more pain than he really had to. This book was well writen and it gave me the sense of being there with Midnight through out the whole ordeal. This one was one of the best in the Ashleigh series aside from Derby Day!