{"product_id":"my-friend-flicka-9780060512620","title":"My Friend Flicka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A blend of Steinbeck's short gem, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pony\u003c\/em\u003e, and Rawling's \u003cem\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . This novel has sentiment and quality.\"-- Donald Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timeless favorite of adults and children alike, \u003cem\u003eMy Friend Flicka\u003c\/em\u003e resides in \"that borderland where some of the best-loved books in the English tongue hold their immortality.\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Herald Tribune)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA daydreamer and a time waster, young Ken McLaughlin spends his days on his family's Wyoming ranch with his head in the clouds, surrounded by endless blue skies, wide-open spaces, and beautiful horses. To his brusque, practical father, the boy is an enigma and a disappointment. Then one day, Ken's life is filled with new purpose when he finds Flicka, a magnificent filly as wild as she is fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough the strong bond between boy and horse only fuels his father's disdain, Ken's growing love for his friend Flicka is changing him--leading a once-aimless young man down the path to responsible adulthood, forging a new respect and understanding between father and son, and inspiring a fierce loyalty that nearly costs Ken his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO'Hara, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMary O'Hara was born on July 10, 1885, in Cape May Point, New Jersey. She was a screenwriter during the silent film era and wrote several novels, including the range country trilogy \u003cem\u003eMy Friend Flicka, Thunderhead, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGreen Grass of Wyoming\u003c\/em\u003e. She also authored a novella, \u003cem\u003eThe Catch Colt\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWyoming Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, based on her diary of sixteen years. She died on October 14, 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643210305810,"sku":"9780060512620","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cfdbb287-fc50-4ae9-88bd-ee876f8bd83e.jpg?v=1733080431","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-friend-flicka-9780060512620","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}