This is a classic tale of the American plains and one boy's belief in a horse. He watches, entranced by Flicka - the speed of her, the power, the wildness. But can Ken tame Flicka, the proud and spirited foal, and prove those around him wrong?
Ken loves riding on the ranch in Wyoming. All he wants is a colt of his very own. Horses are the family's livelihood and Dad can't afford to waste a valuable animal on a dreamer like Ken. That is, until he's given one that no one thinks is any good.
‘Sixty years have elapsed since I first read it and it remains fresh, relevant and wholly absorbing. This is a book for any boy or girl longing for a horse of their own’ - Sonia Benster, Huddersfield Children’s Bookshop
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About Mary O'Hara
Mary O'Hara Alsop was born on July 10, 1885, in New Jersey and she grew up in New York. In 1905 she married Kent Kane Parrot and moved to California where she became a screenwriter during the silent film era. Her second marriage to Helge Sture-Vasa, in 1922, brought her to Wyoming, and there she wrote the three classics about the range country under the name of Mary O'Hara: My Friend Flicka (1941), Thunderhead (1943) and Green Grass of Wyoming (1946). These books have all been made into movies and My Friend Flicka has been published in several languages. Mary O'Hara wrote six other books and also composed music for the piano.
