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The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion | Walter Farley
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First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Black's first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold the rapt attention of readers new and old. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Stories) in Appendix B. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Roary47
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Mehso-so

3✨ I‘ve been wanting to read this series for a really long time. I started it when I first got it, but put it down for what ever reason more than 20 years ago. A boy and a Black Stallion get shipwrecked forming an unbreakable bond. Heartfelt and worth the wait. My main complaint is the horses name is “The Black”, and it‘s similar to other horse racing series I have read. However, it may very well be older than those other stories. #Roll100

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 10mo
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mrp27
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Pickpick

#childrensclassicread2023

Finished my final #middlegrademarch read last night and I really liked this one. I loved the relationship between Alec and the Black. I wasn‘t much of an animal or horse person as a kid so I don‘t think I would have liked this as much back then. Glad I finally read it.

TheBookHippie I liked it too. I didn‘t love it like Black Beauty -but as a younger reader -I can see the love of it. 12mo
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PurpleyPumpkin
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This was a fun adventure about a young man who bonded with a horse. I enjoyed it throughout! The lead-up to the race and the race itself made the book for me. I thought the "live coverage" of the tv/radio commentator was really well-written. And, of course, the ending was just as a reader would want it to end. I think this story would appeal to any kid, no matter how old. #ChildrensClassicRead2023 4/5⭐️
(March 31, 2023)

UwannaPublishme Totally agree! 🐎 12mo
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Mehso-so

I‘ve not read any horse stories as a kid, I can say I‘m not a horse person. This book started off well, promising of adventures, even though there‘re incidents of stereotypes and many coincidences. Maybe reading it as an adult, I find the story lacks emotions and the characters unrealistic. I guess a horse-loving person, especially a child will like it, especially the bonding between Alec and ‘the Black‘.

TheBookHippie I preferred 12mo
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TheBookHippie @Suet624 @erzascarletbookgasm I never read horse books as a kid -we‘ve read a few with my children‘s classic reads, Black Beauty is my favorite. I really loved that book! 12mo
batsy I don't feel particularly motivated to read this one! And since the month is almost over, oh well... 😉 12mo
LeahBergen I still need your new mailing address, Jessie. 😄 (edited) 12mo
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UwannaPublishme
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I feel a special bond with author Farley since we both had uncles who passed their love of horses onto us. My Uncle Ninny(b&w pic)taught me how to ride when I was a kid & always laughed when I‘d have conversations with his horses! Farley received so much mail, he set up The Black Stallion Club to connect with his young fans. How cool is that! Here‘s a vintage button(eBay photo)that Farley designed in 1949.
#ChildrensClassicRead2023
@TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie How fun!!!!! What a beautiful memory!!! We do well with our horse books ♥️🐴🐎🏇🏻 12mo
UwannaPublishme @TheBookHippie Oh yes, these books always warm my heart! 🐎❤️🐎 12mo
PurpleyPumpkin Aww love the picture of your uncle! So wonderful that he shared his love of horses with you. I enjoyed this story also. 🥰 12mo
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UwannaPublishme @PurpleyPumpkin 😘 These classics do stir up many fond memories. 🐎 12mo
PurpleyPumpkin They certainly do!!! I‘m so enjoying these classic reads. 💜 12mo
tpixie Love all of this!!! @UwannaPublishme 12mo
UwannaPublishme @tpixie 🤗🤗🤗 12mo
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rubyslippersreads
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I‘m sure I must have read this as a horse-crazy kid, but I don‘t remember much about it. I do have two related books in my library, including the edition that @TheAromaOfBooks posted about. (Unfortunately, the cover is somewhat the worse for wear.)

(Nicky insisted on being in the photo, because he‘s as big as a horse. 😹)

#ChildrensClassicRead2023 #MiddleGradeMarch

TheBookHippie Awe hi kitty cat!!! 12mo
dabbe Hi, there Nifty Nicky! ❣️🐾❣️ 12mo
IndoorDame What a beautiful kitty 😻 🐈‍⬛ 😻 12mo
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RaeLovesToRead Hi Nicky!!!! 💕💕 12mo
Leftcoastzen So cute! Yay, Nicky!😻 12mo
quietjenn Nicky!!! 😻😻😻 12mo
TheAromaofBooks I love a well-loved book!! The illustrations in Big Black Horse are SO pretty. 12mo
batsy Nicky! What a charmer 😍 12mo
sarahbarnes Nicky looks like a Russian Blue! 😍 12mo
LeahBergen Hello, Nicky! 😘😘 12mo
UwannaPublishme Awww! 😻 12mo
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Daisey
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I never went through the horse crazy phase that some of my friends did, and I never read this as a kid. I think I appreciated some aspects more as an adult comparing certain details to what I learned about this era of horse racing when reading about Seabiscuit. Things work out a little too conveniently, but that‘s what made it such a fun listen today as I worked around the house. 🐎

#ChildrensClassicRead2023 #MiddleGradeMarch #audiobook

TheBookHippie I never did the horsey thing either ! I am enjoying this very much. So glad you enjoyed it! 12mo
sblbooks My library hold just came in, so hopefully I'll get to it next week. 12mo
Daisey @sblbooks I‘ve been very lucky in that many of these classic books are available on Hoopla. 12mo
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TheAromaofBooks
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Easily on my Top 10 Childhood Favorites list; I read this one over and over again growing up. I actually owned the beautifully-illustrated Big Black Horse originally, which ends when Alec and The Black make it home, so the first time I read the full novel I was astonished to find that the story continues with the epic match race. Is the story full of coincidences and basically impractical in every way? Yeah, absolutely, but it's still a fabulous ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) story that combines two of my favorite childhood-story-tropes: wilderness survival and HORSES 😂

#ChildrensClassicRead @TheBookHippie
#ReadtheUSA2023 - Illinois @aperfectmjk
#ReadtheRainbow @Clwojick
#WickedWords - Patrick @AsYouWish
#100YearsofBooks
#192025 - 1941 @Librarybelle
#MarchMadness - Published Before I Was Born @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#MarvelousMarch (Book 4)
#BookSpinBingo
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Suet624 Loved this book and read it often as well. 12mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 12mo
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TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ love love love this!!! How fun. 12mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 12mo
Librarybelle Look at all of these challenge prompts completed! 12mo
Clwojick Way to go! 12mo
rubyslippersreads I just realized I read the kids‘ version rather than the full book. I don‘t know if I still have it, though. 😕 Thanks for bringing back that memory. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks @rubyslippersreads - It's definitely worth reading the full novel if you get a chance. After Alec and the Black make it back home, he finds a way to prove that the Black is the fastest horse in the country and it's quite exciting!! 12mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Loved it just as much as I did (cough,cough,choke) 40+ years ago!

All the memories of my BFF and her horse, and the pony she said was mine☺️☺️ Riding every day in the fields behind her house @TheBookHippie we were on own deserted island.

Thank you @TheBookHippie for making this the March book #ChildrensClassicRead2023

Also, 5th state for #BooksByState2023 #NewYork @AsYouWish

TheBookHippie I am liking it very very much and I could have read it cough cough 40 plus years ago and I would have loved it!! But we are only 32 right?? HAHAHAHA. 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @TheBookHippie Yeah, 32 sounds right since math and I never managed to get along 😂 12mo
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TheBookHippie
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KristiAhlers I was obsessed with this story when I was a little girl. I think I read it something like 12 times. 12mo
mrp27 Never read the book as a kid, this will be my first reading. I did however watch this movie many times over on the Z Channel, one of the first premium cable channels there was. 12mo
TheBookHippie @mrp27 I‘ve never read it or watched a movie of it! I look forward to both this month! 12mo
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rubyslippersreads The movie is available on Hoopla. I haven‘t watched yet, but will after I finish the book. 12mo
TheBookHippie @rubyslippersreads OH WONDERFUL!!! I plan to watch it after I am done reading as well. 12mo
rubyslippersreads @TheBookHippie I watched last night. I can see why they cast Mickey Rooney. The character of Henry is similar to Mi in National Velvet—former jockey coaching a kid who seemingly doesn‘t have a chance of winning. 12mo
TheBookHippie @rubyslippersreads Oh that makes sense! This is my Friday night plan I can‘t wait! 12mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Starting this for #ChildrensClassicRead2023

I wish I still had my copy, but this is my daughter's that came with the Breyers Black Stallion I bought her 20 or so years ago 🐴

TheBookHippie Awe!!! 🐴♥️ 13mo
TheBookHippie I have library copies til my new copy arrives. 13mo
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mrp27
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March #bookspin is chock full of middle grade reads!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 13mo
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TheBookHippie
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Hoopla has March #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2023

Most libraries hopefully have this as well. Still looking for a good free digital copy.

UwannaPublishme I‘ll be borrowing my hard copy from Libby. Can‘t wait! 🐴 13mo
mrp27 I‘m going to borrow on Libby but I‘ll probably end up purchasing a physical copy. 13mo
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tpixie Thanks! I‘ll be keeping my meds nearby! This is such a moving story 💜🐴💜 13mo
TheBookHippie @mrp27 I think I will be purchasing as well, I got two copies from the library but I think I‘d like to read this with my grandson 💙 13mo
Julsmarshall I own 2 copies of this from my childhood-may have to join in and revisit a favorite! 13mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @TheBookHippie

#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2023 MARCH 🐴🐎

In 2019 I decided to read a new to me,
or long forgotten by me, children‘s classic daily.
One story per month every morning with my coffee.
I read a few pages, or a chapter, depending on which book I am reading and how long it is so that I have it with me every day. It has been pure zen.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2547651

TheBookHippie 💚🐎💚 13mo
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TheBookHippie
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#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2023 MARCH 🐴🐎

Honestly can‘t believe I‘ve never read this! I‘m excited.

In 2019 I decided to read a new to me,
or long forgotten by me,
children‘s classic daily.
One story per month every morning with my coffee.
I read a few pages, or a chapter, depending on which book I am reading and how long it is so that I have it with me every day.
It has been pure zen.

Feel free to join in! Post your thoughts, articles, etc.

tpixie Bring on the Kleenex! Such a great story!!!! 13mo
TheBookHippie @tpixie I am looking forward to reading it! I shall grab the hankie!! 13mo
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TheSpineView This was my favorite book growing up. I read the whole series and also The Island Stallion series by the same author. 13mo
TheBookHippie @TheSpineView I saw -at library-the book series -so exciting! 13mo
Pogue I still love this book. 13mo
TheBookgeekFrau Saw this posted by Litsy Events. I'm due for a re-read as it's been decadesssss! Looking forward to it 😊😊 13mo
TheBookHippie @TheBookgeekFrau YAY!! Welcome! 13mo
TheBookgeekFrau @TheBookHippie Thank you ☺️ 13mo
mrp27 I‘ve never read it either! 13mo
batsy I've not read this before, as well! Looking forward. 13mo
IndoorDame This one broke my heart when I was younger so much that I couldn‘t finish it! Not sure if I‘m gonna join you to tackle it with adult eyes or not… 13mo
rubyslippersreads I‘m sure I must have read this as a little girl, and I‘ve seen the movie, but I don‘t remember much about either one. It‘ll be interesting to revisit it. 13mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! This was one of my very favorites growing up. I've reread it so many times but am excited about visiting it again!! 13mo
Roary47 I‘ve had this book since I was a teen and never read it. I could never bare to give it up because I knew there would be a moment. This can be that moment! 🥰💛 13mo
TheBookHippie @Roary47 YAY!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️🐎💚🐎💚🐴💚 13mo
TheBookHippie @rubyslippersreads I‘m excited another horse book! 💚🐴💚 13mo
GingerAntics I‘ve never read this one either. 13mo
UwannaPublishme Yay! More horses! Hard to believe I never read this. 13mo
TheBookHippie @UwannaPublishme I agree!! 🐎🐴🏇🏻🎠 13mo
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CrowCAH
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Stopped in Bauman Rare Books at the Venetian Canal Shops on the Las Vegas strip, Nevada.

Spotted this letter by Walter Farley 🐴

Leftcoastzen Wow! 1y
CrowCAH @Leftcoastzen I agree, super neat! ❤️ 1y
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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @klou
Prompt: Life of Pi

Klou 👍📚🧡 2y
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Readergrrl
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#ProfessionalBookNerdsChallenge
Day 4: To say that I loved this book and reread the whole series multiple times does not adequately explain my feelings for The Black Stallion. This is the actual book that I read as a child. I will never get rid of it. Those endpapers were the inspiration for making and exploring equine art and I credit this book for igniting my lifelong love of horses and horseback riding.

Suet624 This book and Black Beauty were my favorites as a kid. Read them more than once. I ended up as an adult purchasing several horses. 2y
iread2much I loved this book, and the whole series! 2y
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TheSpineView
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#ConflictedWorlds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Animal

I choose this book because it is the one that made me a reader. My Dad read to a lot as a child. However, this is the first book that I got swept away in the story.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm This is my favorite horse story I‘ve ever read! 🥰 🐎 3y
Eggs Love horse stories 🐎 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Thank you for tagging me @Eggs @Allylu !!
1. 9/11, although I was 19 so not sure if that's really growing up lol
2. Library!! Although I'm also a sucker for cheap books on BookOutlet
3. So hard to choose, but the tagged was definitely a childhood favorite that I read again & again.
#WondrousWednesday
Want to play @DrexEdit @I.be.Stef @Ash.on.the.line ?

Eggs Thanks for the thoughtful responses ❤️📚👏🏻 3y
i.besteph Thanks for tagging me! 🥰♥️ 3y
DrexEdit Thanks! I would be happy to play! 😊 3y
Charityann I chose 9/11 as well - it was my freshman year of college, so I was kind of grown too. 3y
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TheSpineView
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#MoviesInMay @Klou
Prompt: Tom Hanks

I was thinking of the movie Castaway. In the movie and the book the main character is on an island because of an accident. One a plane and the other a ship.

Klou Brilliant!! 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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#20series20days - Day 4 - no particular order - I LOVED horse books growing up and read The Black Stallion over and over again. When my dad started working in Columbus ("the big city") sometimes we would take these magical days where we would all ride up with Dad early in the morning & hang out at a Tim Horton's playing cards & eating doughnuts until the main library opened. Then we would spend the entire day just browsing the stacks and it ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) was MAGICAL.

Anyway... all that to say that that was when I discovered that there were MORE Black Stallion books! I've collected some of them over the years, but I have to admit that as the series went on, I didn't care as much for them. Some of the later books are just plain weird. Farley himself went through some big life tragedies, and it comes through in his later books where it seems like some huge catastrophe hits Alec in every ⬇
4y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) book. But the original book remains one of my favorites, and I also quite enjoyed the next few books, where we find out the origins of the Black and eventually see him & Alec reunited.

NB: Also pictured, some of Eleanor Estes's delightful titles & the name badge from my first van. ❤
4y
LeahBergen I read a few of these as a kid (and some Estes, too)! 4y
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Auntynanny
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I have been meaning to read this book for years, and I'm glad I finally read it. Somehow I was expecting it to be more like Black Beauty, but it was quite different. I'm not sure that I'll feel the need to read the others in the series, though.

CrowCAH The other books are similar to the first. I just love the connection between the Black and Alec! 🐴❤️ 4y
Bradleygirl Ooh if you feel at all to read any others— The one that is absolutely standout is this one: 4y
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Amandajoy
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I forgot the last few days...

I‘m posting one book a day from my extensive TBR pile. No description. No explanation. Some will be new. Some will be old. They all spoke to me at one time. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in on the fun if you want to.

Day 13 #tbrpile

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11037_rebecca_schmidt
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I just finished the black stallion! Took me awhile, but i finished it! I loved this story! The story is about a boy who was on a deserted island and meets a strong, big, black horse and takes it for his own for horse racing. If you love horses, this is for you!
@EmmalynNaude

EmmalynNaude Yeah i really liked the book too. 4y
MrsBabki I remember this from when I was a kid! I loved that story! Great work! 4y
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NicolaV-O
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#friYAYintro

1. The first book I remember reading for fun was The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. Still a favorite.
2. A significant historical event that took place during my elementary school years - NASA unveiled the first space shuttle - the Enterprise.
3. The cold remedy my family used was Alka Seltzer Cold Plus.
4. Hello to all new Littens!

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Leftcoastzen
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#blackinthetitle #gratefulreads I was happy to find a nice hardcover of a book I read several times as a kid.I read the other horse book a lot too . Black Beauty!🐴

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 4y
RealBooks4ever Beautiful cover! 💜 4y
Tamra Wow! 4y
OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 4y
TheSpineView Me too!💜🐎 4y
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TheSpineView
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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

📘 Tagged
📘 Good Omens
📘 The Silkworm or any of the books in The Cormoran Strike series.
📘 Pumpkin pancakes
🤗 Hi! @Crazeedi @4thhouseontheleft @Texreader @suzie.reads @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620 @Avanders @CoffeeNBooks Sorry if I forgot anyone!😋

Eggs 🎃 🥞 mmmmmm 5y
alisiakae This makes me want to pick up the next Cormoran Strike book! I‘ve only read the first one; need to get back to the series. 5y
TheSpineView @4thhouseontheleft I love the series. I just hope we don't have to wait too long for the next installment. 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve never had pumpkin 🎃 pancakes 🥞!!!! 5y
suzie.reads Thanks for the tag 🙂 5y
TheSpineView @suzie.reads 😊 5y
TheSpineView @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks They are wonderful! 5y
Crazeedi Thanks for tag! I'm late!! 5y
TheSpineView @Crazeedi Late is OK! 5y
Avanders Welp. Now I want pumpkin pancakes 🎃🥞😁. Thanks for the tag! 😘 5y
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chuckstar158
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Pickpick

Just wonderful and brought me back to my childhood. Bonus points for introducing it to my ladybugs. *Happy sigh*

Hooked_on_books I love the backseat photobombs! 😂 5y
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TheSpineView
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#manicmonday @JoScho

📘 The Black Stallion
📽 Castaway
🎶 Kokomo by The Beach Boys

JoScho Thanks for playing 💙🏝💙 5y
TheAromaofBooks haha I have so much love for The Black Stallion. I read that book over and over as a kid! 5y
TheSpineView @TheAromaofBooks Me too! One of my favorites growing up! 5y
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Christinak
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Henry sat in his favorite chair, tipped #perilously back on two legs against the wall. He was looking at the Black, who was moving restlessly in his stall.
#QuotsyApr19 #peril

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Readergrrl
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1. Sometimes I really don‘t like to read popular books simply because they‘re popular. Then I get mad at myself years later, after I do read them and love them, and think to myself, “Damn, I really missed out on some great book talks!”
2. Sweet AND salty!! Chewy over crunchy too!
3. Robert and Rachael, Harold and Marjorie
4. The Black Stallion (and the books, of course)
5. Edinburgh, Scotland!! I want to go back and stay forever!
#friyayintro

Nu-Bibliophile 1. I do the same thing especially if there's too much hype about the book. 5y
PatienceFortitude Mmmm Edinburgh! That‘s my pick also 5y
TheSpineView I too loved The Black Stallion series. 5y
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JenReadsAlot Edinburgh is amazing! 5y
Eggs #1 me too !! 5y
Tanisha_A I would love to go to Edinburgh! 5y
booksandsympathy I want to go to Edinburgh! 5y
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TheSpineView
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📖 Tagged
🥧 or 🎂 love them both. Cake maybe wins by a nose.
🐎 Riding my horse. Also play the piano and do some art mainly water colors.
🏖 Kailua-Kona on the big island Hawaii
🤗 @mile @inkantation @MedwayNicole Tagging a few new Littens. Come join the fun!

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TheSpineView
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@Samplergal #throwbackthursday

My Dad read this to me. Once I could read I reread it several times.

Samplergal Thanks for playing! That was a great book! 6y
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Readergrrl
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1. The Black Stallion series by Walter Farley followed very closely by the Xanth Series by Piers Anthony. 2. Just one? Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, Mudbound by Hillary Jordan, American Gods by Neil Gaiman (a rereading), Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 3. Mrs. Reed in Jane Eyre 🤬 4. A Confederacy of Dunces (I‘m sorry! Don‘t hate me!) 5. @k.reads because she tagged me for the Friyay but I‘d already done it. Didn‘t want to let her down!! #Tuesdaytidbits

JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 6y
Bostonmomx2 I caught just a few minutes of The Black Stallion movie on TV recently. I had forgotten how good it was. My sister was the horse freak tho in our family so she had all the books as a kid. 6y
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JessClark78
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#setonanisland As a child I was in love with horses. This story, along with the film based on it were two of my favorites growing up. A portion of it is set on a desert island, where a shipwreck leaves Alec Ramsay stranded with the wild stallion that saved his life.
#seasonsreadings2016 @RealLifeReading

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Ellsbeth
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#SeasonsReadings2016 Set on an Island - When I was young, I absolutely devoured any and all books I could get my hands on that involved horses. One of my favorite series was The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. Part of the first book takes place on an island when the main character, Alec, is stranded there with this iconic horse. I love this part of the Francis Ford Coppola film. #horses @RealLifeReading

bookwrm526 I read this entire series over and over and over! 7y
Ellsbeth @bookwrm526 I did too! It was great. 🐎 7y
Cayuse Formative. Should have a warning label: reading this under age 12 is likely to make you a horse nut for the rest of your life. 7y
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CrowCAH
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#originalcover child protagonist, with The Black costarring!!! #photoadaynov16

Crinoline_Laphroaig Oh the Black Stallion 💙 7y
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Pamtherunner
The Black Stallion | Walter Farley
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Sadly I'm not much of a fan of the classics (but I have more recently picked up some to try reading that I read years ago). This was one of my absolute favorite books (and series) as a young girl. I used to joke around and say that I didn't have a dream car, but I did have a dream horse... A solid black Arabian stallion (just like the Black). #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge #classicbooks @RealLifeReading

MeganAnn Great choice! I loved this series as a child also!! 8y
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Pamtherunner
The Black Stallion | Walter Farley

Sadly I'm not much of a fan of the classics (but I have more recently picked up some to try reading that I read years ago). This was one of my absolute favorite books (and series) as a young girl. I used to joke around and say that I didn't have a dream car, but I did have a dream horse... A solid black Arabian stallion (just like the Black). #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge #classicbooks @RealLifeReading

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chuckstar158
The Black Stallion | Walter Farley
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And she's reading my childhood favorite in bed... Heart exploding.

she_barks You're here!!!! 8y
chuckstar158 Finally! 😂 @she_barks 8y
Kleonard Adorable picture. ❤️ 8y
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samwinchester90
The Black Stallion | Walter Farley
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Discovered this book in 5th grade and got most of my friends to read the series too. It struck me at the time as unusual in how early it introduced the main character. It was a style I imitated in young writings. Posting here for #FunFridayPhoto challenge. @Liberty

samwinchester90 And for those wondering ... Yes it counts as a sports book because it involves horse racing. 8y
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Jess_Read_This
The Black Stallion | Walter Farley
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My #funphotofriday of my first "adult" book isn't so fun but a strong memory. I was ten and my friend who was thirteen loaned me a Christian fiction book, I forget the name, it was a story about a girl who was raped. I'll never forget my discomfort. Nor will I forget when her sixteen year old brother saw me reading it. He said "Aren't you a little too young to be reading that?" I answered "Yes." He gave me his copy of the Black Stallion to read.

SusanInTiburon Great post! Sounds like a real act of kindness. 8y
Jess_Read_This @SusanInTiburon It really was! He used to make my life miserable with teasing. He was always in some sort of trouble. I think that's why this memory is so strong for me, because he behaved in a way that was so unlike him. I think I was also surprised to learn he had read anything! 8y
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