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Title: The Black Stallion Mystery (Black Stallion)
ISBN: 0679827005
Author:
Walter Farley
Publicate Date: 1992-02-18
Publish: 1992-02-18
List Price: $6.50
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Chasing the Black's Elusive Sire
Devoted fans of Alec Ramsay and his famous Black horse will be delighted
by the mystery lurking--with increasing literary tension and menace--in this YA novel. Apparently parentless (or emancipated) by this novel in the series, Alec is free to choose his own path, usually in concert with his trainer/mentor, Henry. When they read about a pair of unusual Arabian yearlings in New York state they insist on viewing them in person. One look at the horses convinces them that they must meet the owener and the unnamed sire. The pair decide to make Spain the first stop on their European itinerary. Their odyssey brings them into contact with some shady literary characters, who take an unusual interest in the Black or demonstrate suspiciously extreme hospitality. Could this all be part of an elaborate ruse, even a Trap?
Far from naive about the world of horseflesh Henry and Alec
nevertheless become embroiled in international intrigue--lured ever deeper into unlocking the mystery of the Black's reportedly dead sire, Ziyada. Alec's persistent curiosity and desire to learn the truth will lead
both his horse and himself into serious danger. Farley reintroduces a character from an earlier BS novel: Arabian-born Tabari, now a young married woman. Alec and Henry learn a lot about Arab hospitality, as well as the Arabian love for horses and the lust for generational revenge. Regardless of the certification of the death of Ziyadah, who is the mysterious nocturnal rider of the legendary Firetail? Can Alec resist the final temptation to uncover the identity--and at what cost? This story grips readers early on, holding our attention until the
dramatic denouement, concluding with a teaser about a possible future BS book, FLAME.
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2: From playful girl to vengeful woman
For whatever reason, I felt the urge to reread my Black Stallion books, including The Black Stallion Mystery. Filled with the usual perils such as Alec almost getting killed by a wild bull in Spain to he and Henry dropped off in the middle of nowhere. Three yearlings sent to America catch the eyes of Henry and Alec and cause them to wonder if their sire was also the Black's dead sire. Their first destination is Spain with Angel Gonzalez as their host who then takes them by plane to desert country and flies off, leaving them behind. After a long journey they, with the Black's help, find their way to their new host and hostess, who turn out to be Abd-al-Rahman and his wife Tabari whom we had met in The Black Stallion Returns. As the story continues, Abd talks Alec into riding on the Black to find his sire, Ziyadah. After many fruitless nights' search, Alec is about to give up but his host talks him into going once more on his own, and that is when Alec sees the horse with a shimmering cloak of orange, blue and red fire. When he finally finds the horse itself, he finds the once-playful Tabari has grown to a woman wanting revenge for the death of her father, ben Ishak, by killing the Black. How tragic when her shot does not kill the Black, but Ziyadah. A book far removed from horse racing, we instead get another glimpse of desert life and an absorbing mystery. While I missed the usual horse races in the Black Stallion books, this was still full of mystery and adventure.
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3: must read series
A group of my students chose this book for a literature circle because the boys wanted a mystery and the girls wanted a "horse story." I talked them into this one, and it was a great hit with all!!! Taking the reader to exotic lands and throwing in the proverbial "red herring" kept my students absorbed the entire time. Great read!
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4: The Black Stallion Mystery
When Henry and Alec check out some yearlings they are shocked to see a very strong resemblance to the Black. So they question if the Blacks Sire could still be a live, but they were told by Abu (Blacks Original owner) that his father had died years ago in Arabia. The temptation that the Blacks father is still a live is too much for them. So they decided to head abroad to the man who sold the Yearlings and see if it is true. The Storyline has interesting twists and turns and Alec meets people who he hasn't seen in years. The book is quite fast paced and is probably one of the best Black Stallion books.
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5: One of the best Black Stallion book!!!!!!!!!
The Black Stallion Mystery is one of my favorite black stallion book. It was suspensful and exciting.it made you wonder what was going to happen next!!! I loved this Book.
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