The Week of the Horse

By Jocelyn Reekie

Tomboy Paulie is the quintessential middle child in a family just managing to make ends meet, which is the reason they can t afford to buy a horse for her or even pay for riding lessons. So Paulie gamely volunteers at a local stable and in return gets to ride her favorite horse, Duke. But one day when Paulie goes to the stable after school, she finds that it is to be closed down and all the horses sent elsewhere or sold. Duke is slated to be sold but not to another owner; he is to be sold at auction, probably to a butcher. Paulie has a week to try to save Duke. This is the story of how she tries to rescue Duke without her family's knowing. She comes surprisingly close to pulling it off when her family discovers her secret. Will Duke go to the butcher after all? Jocelyn Reekie tells Paulie s story realistically and unsentimentally, illustrating the girl's spirit and independence as she struggles to do what she knows is right."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551926555
• ISBN13: 9781551926551
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Raincoast Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.5" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A tender and compassionate novel

The Week Of The Horse by author Jocelyn Reekie is a young adult novel, telling the story of a twelve-year-old girld who loves horses yet cannot afford one. So she volunteers at a local stable, where she can ride her favorite horse... until the stable closes down and her beloved Duke is sent away, to be sold at auction to a butcher. She has less than a week to save Duke, with help from her grandmother. A tender and compassionate novel, captivating and sure to strike a chord in young animal lovers, The Week Of The Horse is especially recommended for both school and community library fiction collections for young readers.