by Jane Smiley. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Abby is a thirteen year old girl growing up a few decades ago on a ranch in northern California. When her father gets a letter saying one of the mares he bought the year before may have been stolen property, Abby is faced with the possibility of having to give up the foal she loves.
While ostensibly about the potential problems caused by the foal of the possibly stolen horse, this book is more about Abby being thirteen and learning more about the world. Contrasts are drawn between Abby's life on the ranch with her devout Christian parents and that of Jane Slater, her riding instructor, and the Goldman sisters, girls from school who's house Abby visits a few times.
This is a wonderful book that really draws you into the narrative.
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