Walter Farley
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 1
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English
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Returning home to New York City from a visit to his uncle in India, teenager Alec Ramsay is the sole human survivor of a devastating shipwreck. Trapped on a deserted island, Alec finds his only companion is an Arabian horse, beautiful, unbroken, and savage ... a horse whose beauty matches his wild spirit.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 2
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English
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Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black's rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 3
Language
English
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The Black Stallion's son arrives from Arabia and young Alec is ecstatic, but his trainer, Henry, sees a killer's instincts.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 6
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English
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A boy is entrusted to attend the birth, train, and drive a blood bay colt that is the great hope of an aging reinsman who refuses to be reconciled to the fact that sulky-racing has moved from the county fair to the big night time, moneymaking raceways.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 5
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English
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When the Black is returned to Alec Ramsey, the whole racing world, including Alec himself, wonders which horse is faster: the great stallion or his son, Satan.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 9
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English
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After the Black attacks another horse, Alec realizes that the once-wild horse needs more space and freedom, so they head out west to a huge ranch. But a terrible accident separates the two, leaving Alec with amnesia and the Black alone to reclaim the wild life to which he was born. As the Black struggles to survive, and as Alec struggles to remember who he is and his connection to the magnificent stallion in the canyon, a gripping adventure story...
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume Prequel
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
Traces the early life of the black stallion in the mountains of Arabia before he was captured and brought to the West. A prequel to the first book in the Black Stallion series.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1948
Language
English
Description
A boy and his archeologist friend spend two weeks on a desolate Caribbean island where they discover a hidden valley, underground tunnels built by Spanish Conquistadors, and a wild flame-colored stallion.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 19
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
The black stallion helps save an Indian tribe during a time of disaster, thereby fulfilling an ancient prophecy.
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Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 15
Language
English
Description
A plane wreck at sea separates Alec and the Black until the search for a rabid vampire bat leads the boy to Flame's island sanctuary.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 10
Language
English
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Bonfire, the Black Stallion's colt who is a champion harness racer, is in training for the biggest race of his career: the Hambletonian. But a routine practice race turns disastrous in a collision of wood, metal, horses, and jockeys. Bonfire escapes unharmed, but is spooked and refuses to race.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2003, c1951
Language
English
Description
"Steve and his horse, Flame, are living peacefully on remote Azul Island when a greedy, cruel stranger discovers their quiet paradise. Suddenly, their dream world becomes a nightmare. Steve is taken captive and only Flame can save him. But how can a horse ever outsmart a cunning and desperate man whose intentions are deadly?"--P. [2] of cover.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 18
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English
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Alec Ramsay has a hard time persuading his partners to retain the girl he hires as a trainer and an even harder time convincing them to let her race the Black Stallion when Alec is suspended as a jockey.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 17
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English
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Alec Ramsay's life is changed after he spends a terrifying night lost in the Florida Everglades with a deranged Frenchman who is helping him search for the runaway black stallion. While riding the Black in the Everglades one day, Alec meets a man astride a ghostly gray mare. Alec's fascination with the man turns to fear as he realizes the man is dangerously close to insanity. Soon Alec and the Black are caught up in a deadly chase through the depths...
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 16
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
The Black is the fastest horse in America, and Alex Ramsay is preparing him for a big race. Suddenly there comes a new challenger: the island stallion, Flame! An unproven racer, Flame can run like the wind. Black and Flame come face to face on the racetrack.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 8
Publisher
Yearling, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"She'll never be a racehorse," murmurs the crowd as Black Minx is led into the sales ring. But Alec Ramsay thinks differently and buys the Black's first filly to train her for the Kentucky Derby. But Black Minx, like her sire, has a mind of her own. She has the strength and stamina to win the most famous horse race in the world, but she doesn't seem to like racing. So strongly does she resist training that Alec Ramsay and Henry Dailey have to trick...
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I can read all by myself volume B-33
Publisher
Beginner Books, a division of Random House
Pub. Date
[1963]
Language
English
Description
Little Black, the pony, fails at the circus, but after his young master's encouragement, returns to become a popular success.
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Beginner books volume B-21
Language
English
Description
When a small boy graduates from his little pony to a big horse, the pony is sad until the time comes when he is able to do something the big horse cannot do.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 11
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Two visitors from another world enter the secret valley of Azul Island and provide Steve with a chance to see how Flame can do in competition with the world's fastest horses.