Marguerite Henry

Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction. Newbery honor book: 1948.

THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN-RED STALLION BEGINS AT THE SULTAN'S COURT. UPON HIS HEEL WAS THE WHITE SPOT - SYMBOL OF SPEED; BUT UPON HIS CHEST WAS THE MARK OF THE WHEAT EAR - A SIGN OF MISFORTUNE. AND THESE TWO SIGNS SEEMED TO GOVERN HIS LIFE IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.

With the grand opening of their family's bed-and-breakfast approaching, Willa and Ben are tired of helping their parents get ready for the big day and would much rather be helping their Grandma Edna reunite a foal with its missing mother.