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The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
3.0

Read aloud to Ben. The writing was just okay; lots of short choppy sentences and often repetitive dialogue. I was also a little disturbed by how often Alec sneaks out in the night to do horse stuff without telling his parents, but I guess that's just children's lit from that era? Also I read that the author began this book while he was still in high school, so that accounts for some of my complaints. Ben loved it.