Sea Star - The Library of the Uncommons

No cover — Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis: Sea Star (2012, Simon & Schuster, Limited)

176 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 2012 by Simon & Schuster, Limited.

ISBN:: 978-1-4424-8804-5

(1 review)

Misty is leaving! When two movie men offer to make Misty a star, Paul and Maureen can't refuse. It's just the right thing to do. After all, Misty should be shared with children everywhere!

But before Paul and Maureen get a chance to miss Misty, they find a young colt on Assateague Island! Its mother lies dead on the beach, leaving the poor colt to fend for itself. Without a mother it will die! Can the two children be a substitute mother for Sea Star?

Follow the little pony's heroic struggle for life. It's a story you'll never forget!

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Jack 💜 reviewed Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry (Misty (2))

Review of 'Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague (Misty, #2)' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

2.5? I think? Man, this is a weird one. Half of the book is all about the kids being guilt tripped into selling Misty to a couple of random movie makers in order to be able to fund their uncle’s college tuition. It’s bizarre, because the whole thing is justified as a “well, now the children of the world will be able to enjoy Misty” when Misty herself, who is repeatedly described as being perfectly happy on the ranch, probably wouldn’t be keen on leaving her island home to get flown off to a city. It’s just sad.

The whole deal with Sea Star is fun, though I don’t quite agree with Grandpa’s sentiment that it’s better to let a very young foal starve for two days than risk it developing behavioral problems by being bottle fed.