{"product_id":"the-star-horse-once-upon-a-horse-3-hardcover","title":"The Star Horse (Once Upon a Horse #3) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Maslin Nir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-nominated \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Sarah Maslin Nir, the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eHorse Crazy: The Story of a Woman in Love with an Animal, \u003c\/i\u003e comes the third book in her Once Upon a Horse series of middle-grade novels inspired by real horses and the people who love them\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lights . . . Camera . . . Giddyap? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Billy is a Norwegian Fjord horse--short as horses go, but with the natural star power of a Hollywood celebrity. Lori Allegria is a horse-loving seventh grader as awkward as she is tall for her age, who finds refuge from her shyness on her family farm with her best friend: Billy, the Fjord. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their peace is shattered when Billy is \"discovered\" by Marlowe Narang, superstar kid actor, and given the opportunity of a horsey lifetime--to star in a film! And with that, the chance for Lori and her mom to save their struggling stables. Lori tearfully agrees to send her horse to a new life across the country on the set of Marlowe's newest Hollywood production, a Western set in a real ghost town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Billy's star turn is cut short when a mountain lion stalks the desert set and sends him fleeing into the Mojave. When word gets back to Lori, she runs away too--to find her Billy! Lost in the endless desert, as horse and girl make their way to each other, Lori and Billy both find they are not alone. Joined in their search by a cast of characters including wild donkeys, a sassy teenage cowgirl, a plucky service dog, and even the world's biggest kid actor himself, \u003ci\u003eThe Star Horse\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about finding your herd--human and horse--and along the way, finding your voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce Upon a Horse series \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Flying Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (#1) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jockey \u0026amp; Her Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (#2), written with Raymond White Jr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Star Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (#3)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Maslin Nir\u003c\/b\u003e is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-nominated \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ereporter and the author of \u003ci\u003eH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eorse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal\u003c\/i\u003e and the Once Upon a Horse series, published by Cameron Kids. She lives and works in New York City. \u003cb\u003eLaylie Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e is a fine artist and illustrator inspired by the natural world. She lives in Houston, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.53 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752426242336,"sku":"9781951836689","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a4c326301ba5a81f483edc771ad9040f.webp?v=1779995526","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-star-horse-once-upon-a-horse-3-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}