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CENTAUR RISING

Jane Yolen Stemple

On a horse farm in the 1960s, Arianne Martins, her mother, her brother Robbie who is a thalidomide child, and their farm manager Martha are eking out a living. Unexpectedly, their old pony gives birth to a centaur. They try to keep it a secret, only the four of them and the veterinarian know the about the pony-boy. But of course it gets out and chaos ensues. But Arianne has a plan, handicapped Robbie has the loving heart, and as long as their father - a rock star who deserted them when Robbie was born - doesn't destroy everything, it may all come out all right in the end.
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Published 2014-10-01 by Henry Holt

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"Destined to become not only a popular book but one that stands the test of time." --Booklist, starred review "A gentle fantasy for tweens."- School Library Journal