Pretty Lady of Saratoga [Large Print]

by Deborah G. Felder

Book Overview

In early twentieth-century New York State, twelve-year-old Polly uses her determination and skills to help give the beautiful race horse, Pretty Lady, another chance to be in the winner's circle. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836824040
• ISBN13: 9780836824049
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable book for readers who love horse stories.

Twelve-year-old Polly Canfield lives on her father's horse training farm near Saratoga Springs, New York, in the year 1925. Polly has recently become attached to Pretty Lady, a Thoroughbred horse that is being boarded on the farm. Pretty Lady was once a promising race horse, but has become skittish and unreliable after being mistreated. Polly knows if Pretty Lady was only given a chance, she could win the Travers Stakes, an important race horse in Saratoga. But Pretty Lady's wealthy owner, Mr. Harrington, has given up on the horse and decided to retire her. When Mr. Harrington takes Pretty Lady back to his estate, Polly sneaks over there to see the horse, and meets Mike, a stable boy. Soon Polly and Mike make a plan to retrain Pretty Lady and convince Mr. Harrington that she still has a chance to win the race. Young girls who love horse stories, especially those that have read other books from the Treasured Horses series, are sure to enjoy this book. It has a very cute story, and the historical setting adds a nice, old-fashioned touch to it.