11 must-read middle grade books like The Black Stallion's Courage (The Black Stallion, #12) by Walter Farley

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The Black Stallion's Courage (The Black Stallion, #12)

By: Walter Farley

3.89

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

When Hopeful Farm burns down, Alec's dreams for the future go up in smoke. How can he get the money…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Black Stallion's Courage (The Black Stallion, #12) by Walter Farley , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)

By: Lynne Reid Banks

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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2. The Secret of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #3)

By: Lynne Reid Banks

3.84

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

THE MAGIC CONTINUES... It began with the highly acclaimed classic THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD whe… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"The very people you trusted most could become like strangers in their longing..."

-Lynne Reid Banks, The Secret of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #3)

"Most men, if you just tell them what to do in a businesslike fashion, will follow directions without thinking about it. One proceeds on the assumption that they'll do as they're told, and they do."

-Lynne Reid Banks, The Secret of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #3)

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3. Justin Morgan Had a Horse

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

4.05

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Joel's face suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something for the first time. He spoke now to t… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horses
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4. Bound for Oregon

By: R.W. Alley , James Watling , Jean Van Leeuwen

3.86

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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5. Seabiscuit: An American Legend

By: Laura Hillenbrand

4.22

Format: 457 pages, Mass Market Paperback

There's an alternate cover edition here Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular … read more

Similar categories in Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit: An American Legend book and Walter Farley's The Black Stallion's Courage (The Black Stallion, #12)

  • horses
  • animals
"The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last."

-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

"To pilot a racehorse is to ride a half-ton catapult. It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport."

-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

"He grasped for hope in Emerson's vision of natural polarities, in which all things are balanced by their opposites—darkness by light, cold by heat, loss by gain."

-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

"There's more than one thing I can't do and there are a lot more things than that that you can't do or you wouldn't be in the newspaper business. You'd be a jockey and a scholar and a connoisseur of f…"

-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

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6. The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

By: Peter S. Beagle

4.16

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451450524 She was magical, beautiful beyond belief—and comp… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • childrens
  • young adult
"I love whom I love."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"The last unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"You're in the story with the rest of us now, and you must go with it, whether you will or no."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"I like being brave well enough, but I will be a lazy coward again if you think that would be better."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

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7. The Black Stallion's Courage (The Black Stallion, #12)

By: Walter Farley

3.89

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

When Hopeful Farm burns down, Alec's dreams for the future go up in smoke. How can he get the money… read more

Similar categories in Walter Farley's The Black Stallion's Courage (The Black Stallion, #12) book and Walter Farley's The Black Stallion's Courage (The Black Stallion, #12)

  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horses
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8. The Red Pony

By: John Steinbeck

3.48

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Young Jody Tiflin lives on his father's California ranch. He is thrilled when his father gives him … read more

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  • classics
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horses
"It would be a dreadful thing to tell anyone about it, for it would destroy some fragile structure of truth. It was truth that might be shattered by division."

-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

"On the fences the shiny blackbirds with red epaulets clicked their dry call. The meadowlarks sang like water, and the wild doves, concealed among the bursting leaves of the oaks, made a sound of rest…"

-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

"At last he said, "Did you come out of the big mountains?" Gitano shook his head slowly. "No, I walked down the Salinas Valley." The afternoon thought would not let Joey go. "Did you ever go into the …"

-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

"The grandfather was dresses in a black broadcloth suit and he wore kid congress gaiters and a black tie on a short, hard collar. He carried his black slouch hat in his hand. His white beard was cropp…"

-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

Cover of The Mystery of the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #4) by Lynne Reid Banks, Tom Newsom

9. The Mystery of the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #4)

By: Lynne Reid Banks , Tom Newsom

4.40

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

In the fourth book in Bank's acclaimed INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD saga, Omri and his family move to an … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey

10. Black Horses for the King

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.50

Format: 87 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"This fast-moving historical fantasy by bestselling author Anne McCaffrey traces the beginnings of … read more

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  • horses
  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of The Black Stallion's Shadow (Black Stallion Returns, #1) by Steven Farley

11. The Black Stallion's Shadow (Black Stallion Returns, #1)

By: Steven Farley

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

It has all the makings of a glorious day--the Black has just won the America's Cup! But the fruits … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horses
Cover of Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School #2) by Louis Sachar, Joel Schick

12. Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School #2)

By: Louis Sachar , Joel Schick

3.30

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

Louis yard teacher starts off 30 tales of unusual students. Comic sketches precede every chapter. T… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of My Friend Flicka (Flicka, #1) by Mary O'Hara, Dave Blossom

13. My Friend Flicka (Flicka, #1)

By: Mary O'Hara , Dave Blossom

3.20

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

It seems Ken can't do anything right. He loses saddle blankets and breaks reins...but then comes th… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horses
Cover of The Return of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #2) by Lynne Reid Banks

14. The Return of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #2)

By: Lynne Reid Banks

4.38

Format: None pages,

It's been over a year since Omri discovered in The Indian in the Cupboardthat, with the turn of a k… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult

15. James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories

By: James Herriot , Lesley Holmes

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

"When I decided to be a vet, I knew that I wanted to be a dog doctor, so I could spend all my time … read more

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16. King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone sta… read more

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17. Pushing the Bear

By: Diane Glancy

5.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In a novel that "retains the complexity, immediacy, and indirection of a poem," Glancy brings to li… read more

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18. More Stories from Grandma's Attic (Grandma's Attic, #2)

By: Arleta Richardson , None

4.10

Format: None pages,

Stories to Love, Laugh, and Live By If you are young enough to love a story;and just about everyone… read more

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19. In Grandma's Attic (Grandma's Attic, #1)

By: Arleta Richardson , None

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pieces of Magic Remember when you were a child--when all the world was new, and the smallest object… read more

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20. Black Beauty

By: Gail Carson Levine , Anna Sewell

3.99

Format: 245 pages, Mass Market Paperback

As a young horse, Black Beauty is well-loved and happy. But when his owner is forced to sell him, h… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horses
"It is good people who make good places."

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"Los hombres siempre creen poder mejorar a la Naturaleza y corregir la obra de Dios."

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"I have heard men say that seeing is believing; but I should say that feeling is believing;"

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"he thought people did not value their animals half enough, nor make friends of them as they ought to do"

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

21. Brighty of the Grand Canyon

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Long ago, a lone little burro roamed the high cliffs of the Grand Canyon and touched the hearts of … read more

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22. The Blue Sword (Damar, #1)

By: Robin McKinley

3.91

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homeland… read more

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23. Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy, #3)

By: Lois Lenski , Maud Hart Lovelace

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten. After all, getting two numbers in your age is the beginn… read more

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24. Jo's Boys (Little Women, #3)

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Beginning ten years after Little Men, Jo's Boys revisits Plumfield, the New England school still pr… read more

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25. Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty, #3)

By: Marguerite Henry

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A raging storm slashes across Assateague and Chincoteague islands. Water is everywhere The wild pon… read more

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26. The Wild One (Phantom Stallion, #1)

By: Terri Farley

3.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

When 13-year-old Samantha returns home to her family's cattle ranch in Nevada, she's worried. She m… read more

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27. The Whipping Boy

By: Peter Sís , Sid Fleischman

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

A shout comes echoing up the stairway "Fetch the whipping boy!" A young orphan named Jemmy rouses … read more

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28. Black Gold

By: Marguerite Henry

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

No one thinks much of Black Gold because he is so small. But Jaydee sees something special in his e… read more

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29. National Velvet

By: Enid Bagnold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Unknown Binding

A butcher's daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with "Oh, God, give me horses,… read more

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30. Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Amo… read more

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31. The Sign of the Beaver

By: Elizabeth George Speare

3.87

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction

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