Smiley, Jane.

True Blue / Jane Smiley ; with illustrations by Elaine Clayton. -- - 1st Yearling ed. -- - New York : Yearling, 2012, c2011. - 297 p. : ill.

Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

In 1960s California, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt has trouble with True Blue, the newest horse on her family's ranch, a beautiful dappled gray who is so often spooked, Abby wonders if he is haunted by the ghost of his deceased former owner.

"RL: 6.0, 11 & up"--P. [4] of cover.

ISBN: 9780375862328 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2010035975

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Horses--Training--Juvenile fiction.
Ranch life--California--Juvenile fiction.
Christian life--Juvenile fiction.
Families--California--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
California--History--1950---Juvenile fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: FIC