| Reviewer: Hillary B. '08 The Black Stallion is about a boy named Alec who is on a ship from India
to New York. At one of the stops a huge horse gets on the ship and is put into a tiny
cage. The horse fights harshly to get out. Over time Alec starts to feed the horse
leftover sugar from the dinner table and from there on the horse and the boy get
friendlier. One day the ship crashes,
Alec lets the horse free from its cage, and holds onto the rope tied
to horse's neck while the horse swims looking for land. Finally, they reach a deserted
shore. The horse and the boy rarely see each other until one day the boy gets on the horse
and goes for the ride of his life. Gradually the horse and the boy become closer. One
night Alec wakes up to the whinny of the horse and finds that the shelter he had built for
himself is in flames.
What happens to Alec and the black stallion? Read the book to find
out!
Winter 2001 |
