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J Fiction (Authors A - H)

Identified by J on the spine and shelved alphabetically by author's last name in the Juvenile Fiction section (unless otherwise noted).

One Unhappy Horse

Adler, C.S.

Grades 4 - 6

156 pages

Chancey of the Maury River

Amateau, Gigi

Grades 4 - 8

246 pages

Calm Horse, Wild Night

Cohen, Peter

Grades 6 - 12

168 pages

Dark Horse

Doty, Jean Slaughter

Grades 6 - 12

122 pages

The Absolutely Perfect Horse

Dunn, Marylois

Grades 6 - 12

186 pages

The Black Stallion

Farley, Walter

Grades 4 - 9

196 pages

The Black Stallion's Shadow

Farley, Steven

Grades 4 - 9

182 pages

No Small Thing

Ghent, Natale

Grades 5 - 8

245 pages

Little Arliss

Gipson, Fred

Grades 4 - 6

83 pages

Birthday Pony

Haas, Jessie

Grades 2 - 3

80 pages

A Horse Like Barney

Haas, Jessie

Grades 4 - 6

165 pages

Unbroken

Haas, Jessie

(Located in YA Fiction)

Grades 8 - 10

185 pages

Mrs. Portree's Pony

Hall, Lynn

Grades 5 - 7

89 pages

Elska

Hapka, Cathy (shelved under Horse Diaries)

Grades 3 & up

113 pages

Read the other Horse Diaries books!

Bell's Star

Hart, Alison (shelved under Horse Diaries)

Grades 3 & up

114 pages

Read the other Horse Diaries books!

Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley

Henry, Marguerite

Grades 4 - 6

79 pages

Misty of Chincoteague

Henry, Marguerite

Grades 4 - 7

173 pages

Don't miss the sequel, Sea star: Orphan of Chincoteague!

JJ Fiction

Identified by JJ on the spine and shelved alphabetically by author's last name in the JJ Fiction section (unless otherwise noted).

Magnus at the Fire

Armstrong, Jennifer

Preschool - Grade 3

Unpaged

A is for Amos 

Chandra, Deborah

Located in jj [ABC]

Preschool - Grade 1

Unpaged

The Mare on the Hill

Locker, Thomas

Kindergarten - Grade 4

26 pages

My pony Jack

Meister, Cari

Located in jj Fiction [ER]

Preschool - Grade 2

32 pages

Don't miss My Pony Jack at Riding Lessons!

The White Stallion

Shub, Elizabeth

Located in jj Fiction [ER]

Kindergarten - Grade 4

56 pages

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa

Silverman, Erica

Located in jj Fiction [ER]

Preschool - Grade 2

Unpaged

Want more Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa?

Clip-Clop

Smee, Nicola

Kindergarten - Grade 2

Unpaged

Sky Dogs

Yolen, Jane 

Preschool - Grade 3

Unpaged

J Fiction (Authors J - Z)

Identified by J on the spine and shelved alphabetically by author's last name in the Juvenile Fiction section (unless otherwise noted).

Smoky the Cowhorse

James, Will

Grades 5 - 7

310 pages

Night Mare

Kamida, Vicki

Grades 7 - 9

192 pages

Earthquake!: A Story of Old San Francisco

Kudlinski, Kathleen V.

Grades 4 - 6

56 pages

The Snow Pony

Lester, Alison

(Located in YA Fiction)

Grades 6 - 12

194 pages

The Devil in Ol' Rosie

Moeri, Louise 

Grades 4 - 6

202 pages

Year of the Black Pony

Morey, Walt

Grades 4 - 6

124 pages

Wild Voices

Nelson, Drew

Grades 3 - 7

95 pages

My Friend Flicka

O'Hara, Mary

Grades 5 - 12

266 pages

Try the sequel: Thunderhead!

Willow King

Platt, Chris

Grades 5 - 7

193 pages

Willow King: Race the Wind

Platt, Chris

Grades 5 - 7

221 pages

Wild Horse Summer

Ryden, Hope

Grades 5 - 7

154 pages

Black Beauty

Sewell, Anna

Grades 5 - 12

288 pages

Those copies checked out? Look for other editions!

A Good Horse

Smiley, Jane

Grades 6 - 8

246 pages

Like this book? Try The Georges and the Jewels!

The Great Pony Hassle

Springer, Nancy

Grades 3 - 5

75 pages

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Identified by JJ or J on the spine and shelved by call number in the Juvenile Non-Fiction section.

JJ 292.13

Pegasus, the Flying Horse
Yolen, Jane

Kindergarten - Grade 3

Unpaged

JJ 398.2 BLACK HORSE 

The Black Horse
Mayer, Marianna

Grades 2 - 4

39 pages

JJ 398.2 FIREBIRD 

The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring
Sanderson, Ruth

Grades 1 - 4

Unpaged

jj 398.2 HORSE

The Magic Horse of Han Gan
Chen, Jiang Hong

Grades 2 - 5

37 pages

J 398.245

Magic Hoofbeats
Sherman, Josepha

Grades 3 - 7

Unpaged

J 636.1

Horse
Clutton-Brock, Juliet

Grades 3 - 8

72 pages

J 636.1

Horse Breeds of the World
Kelley, Brent P.

Grades 4 - 6

64 pages

J 636.1

Kingfisher Illustrated Horse and Pony Encyclopedia
Ransford, Sandy

Grades 4 - 8

224 pages

J 798.4009

A Horse Named Funny Cide
Funny Cide Team

Grades 3 - 5

29 pages

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