description: To ten-year-old Josephine Barkley, life on a small farm would be perfect even during the Great Depression if only she had a pony to take to the fair.With the help of her friend, Bobby, Jo tries several schemes to get a pony. They chase a wild horse, but it gets away. They raise a runt pig to trade for a pony, but it is killed by a pack of dogs. They catch gophers, but their penny-a-tail bounty will never buy a horse.When Grandpa offers Jo a summer job to earn one of his ponies, she thinks her problem is solved. But Mom comes down with pneumonia and Jo faces a decision? Is family more important than her pony?
language: English
title: Wild Horse Summer
titlecomplete: Wild Horse Summer
ratings_count: 3
publisher: iUniverse