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French Titles
This adventure story is about Isabelle, a teenager, who has a passion for horses. She takes riding lessons every Saturday and spends two weeks in the summer at riding camp. Her greatest desire is to have a horse like the one she sees in her dreams. That very summer on her first night in camp, the great white steed of her dreams appears to her on the edge of a lake. Is this the mysterious ghost horse from the local legend that the camp leader has told her about? Little by little, the horse and the teenager come to trust each other. Throwing caution to the wind, Isabelle decides to ride him. She is immediately carried into a world of fantasy beyond time, where she discovers a marvellous tale in which great love stands up to the forces of evil. Author Sylvain Meunier began to write novels for young people after winning a Radio-Canada short story contest in 1993. Le cheval d'Isabelle is his ninth book. He has been awarded a number of prizes, including the Grand prix du livre de la Montérégie 2003 and the National Book Awards 2003, Littérature jeunesse. He was also a finalist for the Governor General's Book Award in 2005. The illustrations of Paul Roux enhance the intensity of the story. –HBP |
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