{"product_id":"the-star-horse-once-upon-a-horse-3-9781951836689","title":"The Star Horse (Once Upon a Horse #3)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-nominated \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Sarah Maslin Nir, the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eHorse Crazy: The Story of a Woman in Love with an Animal, \u003c\/i\u003e comes the third book in her Once Upon a Horse series of middle-grade novels inspired by real horses and the people who love them\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lights . . . Camera . . . Giddyap? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Billy is a Norwegian Fjord horse--short as horses go, but with the natural star power of a Hollywood celebrity. Lori Allegria is a horse-loving seventh grader as awkward as she is tall for her age, who finds refuge from her shyness on her family farm with her best friend: Billy, the Fjord. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their peace is shattered when Billy is \"discovered\" by Marlowe Narang, superstar kid actor, and given the opportunity of a horsey lifetime--to star in a film! And with that, the chance for Lori and her mom to save their struggling stables. Lori tearfully agrees to send her horse to a new life across the country on the set of Marlowe's newest Hollywood production, a Western set in a real ghost town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Billy's star turn is cut short when a mountain lion stalks the desert set and sends him fleeing into the Mojave. When word gets back to Lori, she runs away too--to find her Billy! Lost in the endless desert, as horse and girl make their way to each other, Lori and Billy both find they are not alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joined in their search by a cast of characters including wild donkeys, a sassy teenage cowgirl, a plucky service dog, and even the world's biggest kid actor himself, \u003ci\u003eThe Star Horse\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about finding your herd--human and horse--and along the way, finding your voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce Upon a Horse series \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Flying Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (#1) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jockey \u0026amp; Her Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (#2), written with Raymond White Jr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Star Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (#3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Maslin Nir\u003c\/b\u003e is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-nominated \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ereporter and the author of \u003ci\u003eH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eorse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal\u003c\/i\u003e and the Once Upon a Horse series, published by Cameron Kids. She lives and works in New York City. \u003cb\u003eLaylie Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e is a fine artist and illustrator inspired by the natural world. She lives in Houston, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amulet Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892170035474,"sku":"9781951836689","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08da8e29-b1fe-46bc-a241-e84873cde94b.jpg?v=1738179108","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-star-horse-once-upon-a-horse-3-9781951836689","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}