I love dog and horse stories. I read most of Terhune's stuff--all that the library stocked, anyway--when I was young and I recommend it for any age. Although he tended to be repetitive, and I got to the point where I skipped right past his pages-long rants about stupid people mistaking harmless animals for mad dogs, for instance. His strong suit was that he had a great way of making the dogs so "real." Lad, Wolf, and Gray Dawn were my favorites.
I don't think many people know about S.P. Meek. Well, my high-school library had probably 10 of his books, and I read every one. He did "Mary Sue" the dogs (I remember Dignity the springer spaniel, who possessed nearly human intelligence and was a great hunter and working dog, and also a winner in the show ring), but they're fun books. Probably hard to find now, I suppose.
The first book review I ever wrote for school was about Smoky.
I would rather read a good dog or horse book than just about anything else.
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I don't think many people know about S.P. Meek. Well, my high-school library had probably 10 of his books, and I read every one. He did "Mary Sue" the dogs (I remember Dignity the springer spaniel, who possessed nearly human intelligence and was a great hunter and working dog, and also a winner in the show ring), but they're fun books. Probably hard to find now, I suppose.
The first book review I ever wrote for school was about Smoky.
I would rather read a good dog or horse book than just about anything else.