I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade
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A moving and heartfelt story about the lengths one would go to help their family
When Oyuna was a baby, a horse accidentally crushed her foot, cursing her family with bad luck. Oyuna vows to restore good fortune to her family...but how?
One fateful day, soldiers from the great Khan's army invade her village to steal horses and gather new soldiers. In hopes of bringing honor to her family, Oyuna courageously disguises herself as a boy and joins the soldiers on their quest. With only her horse and her cat to keep her company, Oyuna sets off on an amazing journey across deserts and mountains-a journey that will change her life forever.
"No ordinary horse story...Horse lovers or not, readers will be riveted."-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Ambitious and fast-moving."-New York Times
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Diane Lee Wilson has always ridden horses and has an extensive collection of horse books in her home in Escondido, California. She is the author of Black Storm Comin', a Booklist Editors' Choice, a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Pick and a Book Links Lasting Connection, and Firehorse, which received a starred review in Booklist, is a Booklist Top Ten Mystery/Suspense for Youth, and a winner of the ALA Amelia Bloomer Project.
Content
Outside Hangchou, China-ad 1339 ix
1 The Black Mare 1
2 Twilight Is a Magical Time 3
3 A Discovery, a Decision 9
4 Lightning! 17
5 Flight 27
6 The Night Brings Surprises 29
7 Noises 37
8 The White Mare 47
9 In the Ger of Echenkorlo 53
10 "You Are Chosen!" 65
11 The Mountains' Cold Breath 69
12 Riding, Riding, Riding 85
13 Welcome Once, Welcome Again 87
14 The Luck That Lurks upon the Steppe 97
15 Wolves in the Water 109
16 The Fat Woman with the Fast Horses 113
17 Discovered! 125
18 Genma's Dreams 135
19 Bayan Is Lost to Me 143
20 Our Heads Brush the Skies 151
21 The Morning 161
22 In the Grave of Echenkorlo 163
23 A Gobi 175
24 Ice-Fire, Earth Serpents, and the Jade Green Eyes 185
25 At the Court of Kublai Khan 195
26 To Test the World's Wisdom 209
27 My Life in the Palace 217
28 Spring 1281 221
29 Bayan's Gift 237
30 The Festival Race 245
Glossary 259
