The story is set on Thisby Island where the water horses live. Kate "Puck" Connolly is an orphan and her parents were killed by water horses. She finds out that her brother Gabe is leaving the island and how will she survive. She signs up for the races so that she will have enough money to buy her house. She is planning on riding her horse Dove. That's where she meets Sean Kendrick and young man who has a water horse that he rides named Corr. In the end during the race Corr ends up getting gravely injured and Kate and Dove win the race.
I cried like a baby when Corr refuses to return to the sea and stays with Sean even though the water would help him with his badly damaged leg. This was another book that I did not think that I would like and really enjoyed it. This would be a good book to look at the relationship between man and animal, the close and trusting relationships that can be built. I suggest this book for grades 10-12.
I loved the two main characters in this book. Kate was not going to lay down and give up even though she could be losing her house and her older brother was leaving her and her younger brother to fend for themselves. She has spunk and courage. I also enjoyed Sean, the bond that he had with Corr was amazing and his love and acceptance of the water horses. He was also very helpful to Kate in winning. I was not expecting a love story and that was there as well.
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