Misty of Chincoteague
When I was an obsessed-with-horses kid I read just about every story Marguerite Henry had ever written, and I’m shocked at how little of the plots I retained 20-25 years later. I suppose I should be happy for my poor memory, though, as it makes it that much more fun to rediscover these vintage works. One of the most surprising facts about this one is that the book has hardly anything to do with Misty herself at all, focusing instead on her mother, island life, two young siblings, and the struggle to achieve one’s dreams. All I really had remembered were the names of two relatively minor horse characters, Watch Eyes and the Pied Piper, and that the grandfather spoke in an unfamiliar dialect!
