6 best-selling classics books like Man O'War by Walter Farley

Cover of Man O'War by Walter Farley

Man O'War

By: Walter Farley

1.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

An exciting, moving piece of fiction based on the facts about one of the greatest horses of all tim…

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Cover of Golden Sun (Horse Diaries, #5) by Whitney Sanderson, Ruth Sanderson

1. Golden Sun (Horse Diaries, #5)

By: Whitney Sanderson , Ruth Sanderson

4.29

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse’s story... Oregon, 1790 Golden Sun is a chestnu… read more

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  • childrens
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horses
Cover of The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts

2. The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

By: Elizabeth Letts

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable true st… read more

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  • horses
  • animals
"An old adage says that a good rider can hear his horse speak and a great rider can hear his horse whisper."

-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

"Great dressage demands more than skill; it engages a rider's inner wisdom and his ability to communicate with a mount in the silent language of horsemanship."

-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

"Just as ballroom dancing and pair skating command partners to work together seamlessly, in the sport of dressage, the rider performers an intricate pas de deux with his partner—a twelve-hundred-pound…"

-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

"The stallion’s crest was arched, his nose was perpendicular to the floor, and his hind legs were gathered underneath him, showing off the powerfully developed muscles in his massive hindquarters. His…"

-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

Cover of Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis

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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  • childrens
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horses
Cover of Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

4. 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

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  • 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

Cover of Misty's Twilight (Misty, #4) by Marguerite Henry, Karen Haus Grandpre

5. Misty's Twilight (Misty, #4)

By: Marguerite Henry , Karen Haus Grandpre

4.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

Misty's Twilight is part thouroughbred, part Chinoteague pony, and one hundred percent fire and tal… read more

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

6. 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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  • animals
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  • horses
Cover of Koda (Horse Diaries, #3) by Ruth Sanderson, Patricia Hermes

7. Koda (Horse Diaries, #3)

By: Ruth Sanderson , Patricia Hermes

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse's story . . . Independence, Missouri, 1846 Koda … read more

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  • childrens
  • animals
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horses
Cover of Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague (Misty, #2) by Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis

8. Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague (Misty, #2)

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

4.04

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

A wild colt rescued by two children is raised by a mare who has lost her own foal. read more

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  • childrens
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horses
Cover of Man O'War by Walter Farley

9. Man O'War

By: Walter Farley

1.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

An exciting, moving piece of fiction based on the facts about one of the greatest horses of all tim… read more

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  • childrens
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horses

10. The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation

By: Elizabeth Letts

3.95

Format: 620 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER November 1958: the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New… read more

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11. 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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12. Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)

By: Jean Craighead George , John Schoenherr

3.92

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives… read more

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13. 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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  • childrens
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"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

14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West

By: Marguerite Henry , Robert Lougheed

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Horses were in Annie Bronn's blood. For as long as she could remember, she had been fascinated by t… read more

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18. 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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19. 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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20. Maestoso Petra (Horse Diaries, #4)

By: Ruth Sanderson , Jane Kendall

4.38

Format: 83 pages, Paperback

Vienna, Austria, 1938 Maestoso Petra is a world-famous Lipizzaner stallion. He has spent years in t… read more

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21. 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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8 best-selling fiction books like Man O'War by Walter Farley

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Whitney Sanderson , Ruth Sanderson

4.29

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4.05

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Misty's Twilight (Misty, #4)

Marguerite Henry , Karen Haus Grandpre

4.02

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Steven Farley

4.00

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3.92

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4.07

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Walter Farley

4.01

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Walter Farley

4.00

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