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While her father is away fighting the Normans and other Irish clans, nine-year-old Lara works hard to help harvest food and also cares for the pregnant gray mare that she loves.
Hoofbeats : Lara and the Gray Mare
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SummaryHoofbeats : Lara and the Gray MareNine-year-old Lara is the daughter of the ri - the leader of her cattle-raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cows, her heart lies with her beloved grey mare. Lara dreams that the mare's foal might one day be hers. But she knows that girls aren't allowed to keep horses-in fourteenth century Ireland, that is a boy's job. When her clan is raided and the mare is stolen, Lara is devastated. What will become of the mare-and her foal? Lara prays with all of her heart, and hopes beyond hope, that the fates will bring the mare back to her . . . |