A review by wafer
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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 fun 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 foal starve for two days than risk it developing behavioral problems by being bottle fed.