{"product_id":"the-secret-horses-of-briar-hill-paperback","title":"The Secret Horses of Briar Hill - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMegan Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Deserves a spot on the shelf next to the most beloved children's classics\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eyes, even \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Garden.\" \u003cb\u003e --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescribed as \"reminiscent of the \u003ci\u003eChronicles of Narnia\u003c\/i\u003e\" in a starred review, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Horses of Briar Hill\u003c\/i\u003e shows readers everywhere that there is color in our world\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ethey just need to know where to look.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ethe mirrors that reflect the elegant rooms once home to a princess, now filled with sick children. Only Emmaline can see the creatures. It is her secret. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne morning, Emmaline climbs over the wall of the hospital's abandoned gardens and discovers something incredible: a white horse with a broken wing has left the mirror-world and entered her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe horse, named Foxfire, is hiding from a dark and sinister force--a Black Horse who hunts by colorless moonlight. If Emmaline is to keep him from finding her new friend, she must surround Foxfire with treasures of brilliant shades. But where can Emmaline find color in a world of gray? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eEndearing characters\u003c\/b\u003e, metaphors for life and death, and a slow revelation of the horrors of war give this slim novel a surprising amount of heft.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In clear, \u003cb\u003egripping, flawless prose \u003c\/b\u003e. . . this exquisite, beautifully illustrated middle-grade novel explodes with \u003cb\u003eraw anguish, magic and hope, \u003c\/b\u003e and readers will clutch it to their chests and not want to let go.\"--\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reminiscent of the \u003cb\u003eChronicles of Narnia\u003c\/b\u003e, Elizabeth Goudge, or a child's version of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . \u003cb\u003eReaders will love this to pieces\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eMagical, terrifying, and full of heart.\u003c\/b\u003e Open these pages, and ride true.\"--Newbery Honor-winning author Kathi Appelt \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA remarkable book. Astonishing!\u003c\/b\u003e\"--Michael Morpurgo, author of \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEGAN SHEPHERD grew up in her family's independent bookstore in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is the author of several acclaimed young adult books, and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Horses of Briar Hill\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut middle-grade novel. Shepherd lives and writes on a 125-year-old farm outside Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband, two cats, and a dog. 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