No Small Thing
by Ghent, Natale
HorsesSilver Birch Award/NomineeHackmatack Award/NomineeCanadian ContentGrowing UpSiblingsCanadian Children's Book CentreJunior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
4.6
AR Points
7
Word Count
49,130
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
310364 EN
About this book
When twelve-year-old Nat and his sisters respond to an ad for a free pony in Ontario, Canada, in 1977, they acquire Smokey and learn to train and care for him. The family has been coping with poverty since their father abandoned them. The pony becomes a source of strength and stability for the children as they face their challenging circumstances.