The Black Stallion

Name of Series: The Black Stallion

Author: Walter Farley

Number of Books in Series: 11 books

Number of Special Editions: 0 special editions

Age Recommendation: 11 +

Book Series Review: The Black Stallion series, though it is over fifty years old, has always been a favourite read for horse lovers. This series is so popular it has even been made into several movies! It stars young Alec Ramsey, an American boy who meets the Black, an untamed black stallion on a boat trip. In a rough storm, the boat sinks and the Black and Alec get washed up on a small island in the ocean. They eventually get rescued and are taken back to America. Then, Alec discovers the Black’s amazing speed and starts training him to race. After this first book in the series came over seven others. If you like adventure, mystery and – obviously – horses then this is the series for you!

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