The Whole Sky
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–12 · 2017 · Est. 5 hour read

The Whole Sky

By Heather Henson

A young horse whisperer races to uncover the mystery behind dying foals.

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272 pages· 44,119 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Twelve-year-old Sky, a gifted horse whisperer, faces a heartbreaking mystery as foals are born stillborn at prestigious farms. With her beloved horse expecting, Sky must solve the enigma threatening their world. Can she uncover the truth before it's too late?

From the publisher

When a devastating sickness spreads through a thoroughbred farm community, a young horse whisperer is determined to find out why all the foals are dying in this tightly woven, tender coming-of-age novel from award-winning author Heather Henson. Twelve-year-old Sky and her father are horse whisperers—their preternatural tenderness and understanding of horses, and Sky’s uncanny ability to actually understand what they’re saying, become their livelihood during the foaling season at multimillion dollar horse farms. They’re sought after by the most prestigious farms in the country to keep pregnant horses calm and stress-free until they give birth. But this spring, something awful is happening…foal after foal is a stillborn, and no one knows why. And worse for Sky, who lost her mother only months earlier, her most beloved horse is about to have her first foal. In agony, Sky takes it upon herself to figure out what the vets are missing, and stop it before even more foals are lost.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
272
Words
44,119
Reading age
10–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
720L
Themes & topics
Books about farmsBooks about horsesBooks about feeling sickBooks about familyBooks about death, grief, and bereavement
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~Q
AR points
7
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
190580
Publication
Published
August 21, 2018
First published
August 22, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781442414068

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