Racing Manhattan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763692735)

In a cheering and relatable story of adversity overcome, an outcast teen coaxes a defiant Thoroughbred back into the thrill of competition.

Alone in the world, Jay Barton is a teenage misfit with nothing much going for her besides an extraordinary talent for understanding racehorses and riding them like a pro. When, in a desperate attempt to escape her shifty, opportunistic uncle, she leaves home to work in a racing stable, Jay forms a bond with a beautiful gray mare named Manhattan -- brilliant, misunderstood, dangerous, and heading for racing's scrap heap. Recognizing a fellow misfit, Jay fights to give Manhattan one last opportunity to show that she's the champion she was born to be. Together they face a world of prejudice and cruelty, fighting back the only way they know how -- by becoming the best.

Author: Terence Blacker
ISBN-10: 0763692735
ISBN-13: 9780763692735
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 05/22/2018
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 507715 / Racing Manhattan


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2018
Booklist 04/01/2018 pg. 73
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw