The author of the modern classic Wonder delivers another intensely powerful and compassionate novel, centred on a boy's quest to find his abducted father aided only by his ghostly companion and a mysterious pony.
The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of Wonder.
When Silas Bird wakes in the dead of night, he watches powerlessly as three strangers take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool . . . who happens to be a ghost. But then a mysterious pony shows up at his door, and Silas knows what he has to do. So begins a perilous journey to find his father - a journey that will connect him with his past, his future, and the unknowable world around him.
Pony is destined to become a future classic.
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780141377056
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 422 g
Dimensions: 222 x 144 x 29 mm
Perfection . . . A beautiful, funny, heart-twisting wonder of a book . . . A brilliant story of love and courage - Wall Street Journal
Well worth the wait . . . Palacio is a fantastic writer . . . Thrillingly told . . . A story that will take many children on the ride of their literary lives - The Times
Tremendous . . . Such a blend of adventure, thoughtfulness, magic, intelligence and deep feeling is very special and rare - Amanda Craig
A magical story . . . Pony is pure delight
R J Palacio, author of a modern classic children's book of our era, has somehow crafted what feels like an entirely different breed of classic: page-turning and heart expanding, elegiac and adventurous . . . timeless and utterly necessary to our current moment - Gayle Forman, author of If I Stay
A brilliant adventure and a heartfelt story about love and loss. Young readers will be entranced . . . A book that feels like a classic after just a few pages - Booktrust
I have been waiting for years to read another book from RJ Palacio and I enjoyed this very much. Inevitably there will be comparisons to her previous novel, Wonder, but this is a very different story.
It has a little...
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Twelve-year-old Silas’ father is taken away by outlaws in the dead of night. Silas only has his friend Mittenwool, who happens to be a ghost, for company. When a pony arrives at his door, Silas makes the courageous... More
I absolutely loved this gripping new novel by R. J. Palacio. (It’s not at all like ‘Wonder’- in case you asked. I think it’s more complex and I would recommend it to a slightly older age group.)
Set in 1860, Ohio,...
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