Originally this was just one of those old books I had lying around that I wanted to check out before I gave it away. It's a companion book to Gib Rides Home (which I've never read) for young readers. This being said, it wasn't about love or politics or religion, but something much more child-concerning: belonging. Its talk of horses was what I really liked about it, because it was realistic and entertaining, and also didn't mention any horses as being ponies. I just hate it when children book authors write crap like that. Not to mention, this had some great imagery if one reads it thoroughly enough, and the dialects of English were very believable. The characters also had good depth to them, and were realistic - especially the little girl Livy. The only thing I didn't like was how she wrote the minor flashback-like scenes. It only made it a little confusing to be thrown around in setting so often and unpredictably.
This book is about a boy named Gib. This book is the Sequel to Gib Rides Home.The book starts off when Gib was in a orphanage. Gib was being taken back to the Thorntons. One of the Thortons died while Gib was in the Orphanage. Gib loves horses especially the Black Silk, one of his horses. One day, a gray horse came in the farm during a snowstorm, it was brutally whipped and scared. I have no connections. I rated this book two stars because it was boring and not interesting. I recommend this book to anyone who likes horses, fiction books.
