Bea and the New Deal Horse shares the magical partnership between girl and horse and the power of hope and found family. After the Stock Market Crash took everything, Bea and her sister were abandoned by their father in a hayloft on the Scott Farm in Virginia. All he left the girls is a note for the farm’s owner, a Mrs. Scott, hoping she might take care of the girls the way he no longer can. Can Bea convince the formidable horsewoman to take in two stray children? Her money and Virginia farm are drying up in a drought. Mrs. Scott may even have to sell her horses, including a beautiful but volatile chestnut she rescued from abuse. Bit by bit, Bea coaxes the powerful jumper to trust her, in hopes they might compete at horse shows and save the farm—and maybe even win a place in Mrs. Scott's heart.
Critically acclaimed author L. M. Elliott has written 13 historical and biographical novels, including Under a War-torn Sky and Hamilton and Peggy! She feels connected to the world of horses and their riders as the mother of a United States Pony Club/USEA equestrian. Elliott only rides trails, but became a proud volunteer groom, trailer-driver, and rally-coordinator.
Ages 10+
