Henson, Heather The Whole Sky, 235 pages. Atheneum Books for
Young Readers, 2017. $17.00. Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
Sky is a horse whisperer. Shortly after she arrived at the
Shaughnessy farm in Kentucky, the mares started complaining of prickly feelings
in their mouths and swollen tongues. She did not know how to help all of her
favorite mares who were foaling. Normally, she would turn to her father for
advice, he too is a horse whisperer, but he had changed ever since Sky’s mother
died a few months prior. He had turned to alcohol. This left Sky, a
twelve-year-old girl, to grieve for her mother alone; care for her favorite
horse, Poppy; become friends with Archie, the bug loving grandson of the owners
of the farm; and deal with her alcoholic father when she needed him the most.
I enjoyed reading this book. The author really made me
believe that Sky could be a horse whisperer. Her character was real to me. She
was not a brat like some characters in books portray to be when faced with
trials. She was strong and bold and did not give up. I am excited to read it
with my daughter who loves horses. The book is based on true events that
happened to foaling mares in Kentucky in 2001.
EL, MS - OPTIONAL. Reviewer: Candice Woolley
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