A few weeks ago my daughter came home with a horse book from the school library. It was Honey and the Valley of Horses by Wendy Orr. The cover looked lovely and being a horse novel, I was curious!
And so I started reading the novel as time permitted. (My daughter finished it well before me!).
This story is an interestingly crafted idea, conjured up it seems on account of COVID and the lock downs that occurred. Apparently Wendy got to thinking about children that were born during COVID – how would they respond to the ‘outside world’ once they were finally allowed to venture into it?
An interesting idea – and I love how she weaved horses into this story!
Honey and her family go on a drive, eager to get away from a world that is falling apart around them. They discover a secret mountain and cross over a bridge to explore…
Honey and the Valley of Horses by Wendy Orr
And so starts their journey living in a secret valley with some magical horses. Honey, her younger brother Rumi, her mother, father and grandmother all live together in this valley.
In time they learn to live off the land – plant what they can, harvest what they can and enjoy a quiet, secluded life in the valley. An added bonus are the horses that come when you sing for them. Honey and Rumi learn to ride bareback and go on amazing adventures across the mountain.
Time passes – years – and the family starts to question if they will ever be able to leave the valley. As Honey’s father appears to be sick and in need of assistance, she is desperate to get out of the valley and seek help. Will she be able to leave? Can she get help for her father in time? And if she can leave, what will the outside world be like?
Author: Wendy Orr
Fiction: Middle Grade
In My Library? No, but it was borrowed from one!
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