Title: Shadow horse
Description: Thirteen-­year-­old foster kid Jasmine Schuler is immediately drawn to the scrawny, broken-­looking brown gelding huddled in the corner of an auction house stall. Feeling a kinship with the lonely animal, Jas convinces her new foster mom, who rescues and rehabilitates abused horses on her Virginia farm, to buy him. Slowly, the horse Jas names Shadow begins to blossom and even to thrive. But when Jas uncovers a startling clue to Shadow's true identity, she becomes entangled in a mystery which could have serious consequences for the two of them.  Both the heartwarming story of a young girl's love for her horse and an intriguing mystery, this inspiring middle-­grade novel will appeal to horse lovers and mystery fans alike.­From the Hardcover edition.
Subjects: Animals, Fiction, Horses, Mystery and detective stories, Treatment, Juvenile fiction, Reading Level-Grade 5, Reading Level-Grade 4, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 8, Children's fiction, Horses, fiction, Animals, fiction