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Risky Chance

Hart, Alison

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Random House

Just the Series: Horse Diaries Vol. 7

Series and Publisher: Horse Diaries

Annotation: In the mid-to-late 1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.

Genre: [Animal fiction] [Historical fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #92589

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: Random House

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 09/13/11

Illustrator: Sanderson, Ruth,

Pages: 153 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-375-86833-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-84843-2

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-375-86833-7 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-84843-6

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2010027318

Dimensions: 18 cm.

Subject Heading:
Thoroughbred horse. Juvenile fiction.
Thoroughbred horse. Fiction.
Race horses. Fiction.
Horses. Fiction.
Depressions. 1929. Fiction.
California. History. 20th century. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

A Thoroughbred colt in Depression-era California, Chance has the spirit to be a winning racehorse but he won't obey his trainers. With the right trainer and jockey he becomes a champion--until an injury throws him out of contention. Chance's compelling narrative voice and his special connection with his jockey's daughter make this a particularly sympathetic series entry.

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Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

Word Count: 16,417

Reading Level: 4.2

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.2 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 146257 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.5 / points:6.0 / quiz:Q59174

Lexile: 630L

Guided Reading Level: T

Fountas & Pinnell: T

For all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born in California at the start of the Great Depression, Risky Chance is a gray thoroughbred who was born to race. Life at the track and being spoiled by his jockey's young daughter, Marie, is all Chance could ask for. He loves nothing more than running fast and winning. But after an accident, Chance discovers a side of horse racing that has little to do with glory.

Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about thoroughbreds, horse racing, and the Great Depression.

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