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A big challenge for a little brother : a young horse helps a young boy grow up / Sylvan Loegering.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Fargo, ND : Sylvan Loegering, 2023Description: xvii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9798218106607
Other title:
  • A young horse helps a young boy grow up
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: A Big Challenge for a Little Brother is the true story of a 14-year old boy suddenly tasked with training an unridden horse when his older brother leaves for the Army. This 2-year odyssey takes them from tentative baby steps to a gratifying conclusion. The book is truly a coming-of-age story for both horse and rider. Along the way the reader gets an inside look at life on a small family farm in the 1950's. This boy/horse/farm story contains the seeds of a real-life series of events that occur later. The last chapter, "A Final Connection", tells an amazing story of coincidence. The story becomes heart-warming and tragic at the same time. It becomes inspirational for all readers. It could have been written for a Hollywood movie but it is fact, not fiction.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Biography LOEGERIN S. L825 Available 33111011057052
Not for Loan Not for Loan Main Library North Dakota Collection LOEGERIN S. L825 Not for loan 33111011297641
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography LOEGERIN S. L825 Available 33111010558530
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A Big Challenge for a Little Brother is the true story of a 14-year old boy suddenly tasked with training an unridden horse when his older brother leaves for the Army. This 2-year odyssey takes them from tentative baby steps to a gratifying conclusion. The book is truly a coming-of-age story for both horse and rider. Along the way the reader gets an inside look at life on a small family farm in the 1950's. This boy/horse/farm story contains the seeds of a real-life series of events that occur later. The last chapter, "A Final Connection", tells an amazing story of coincidence. The story becomes heart-warming and tragic at the same time. It becomes inspirational for all readers. It could have been written for a Hollywood movie but it is fact, not fiction.

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