num_pages: 192
description: Bobby Lassiter has some important secrets—but it’s not as if anyone’s paying attention. It’s the middle of the Depression, and while Bobby’s mother and older sister knit all day to make money, Bobby explores the California desert around their home. That’s how Bobby finds Boots. He’s under their one half-dead tree, halfdead himself. Right away he’s a secret, too—a secret to be fed and clothed and taken care of, and even more of a secret because of what he can do. Sometimes Boots is a man. Sometimes he’s (really, truly) a horse. He and Bobby both know something about magic—and those who read this book will, too. “A wonderful story about a man who is a horse, and a boy who is a girl—about fake magic and real love—about deaths that are part of living and the pain that pays for joy. I love it.”—Ursula K. Le Guin
language: English
title: Mister Boots
titlecomplete: Mister Boots
genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
ratings_count: 59
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Young Adult Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award
category: Longlist
publisher: Firebird