Get to know other tweens through a thoughtful book discussion. This month's book is "A Whisper of Horses" by Zillah Bethell. Ages 9-12.
Book summary:
Serendipity lives inside a walled city. Before her mother died, she gave Seren an old figurine of a horse. Horses no longer exist in Serendipity’s world, but when she discovers a map that may lead her to real horses, she starts on a journey that will take her far from everything she knows. Traveling with an orphan boy, Tab, and his beloved dog, she's soon on the run from a powerful and dangerous man who will do anything to make sure Serendipity never leaves the walled city again.
Zillah Bethell’s middle-grade fiction debut, A Whisper of Horses, is original, breathtaking, adventurous, and moving. It's a story of friendship, perseverance, and resilience that readers won’t soon forget.
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