The Fire Pony

Name: The Fire Pony
Author: Rodman Philbrick

by Rodman Philbrick

Young boy must save abused horse through determination, compassion, and dangerous confrontation with evil rancher

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Rodman Philbrick

Rodman Philbrick is an American author whose Freak the Mighty, about the friendship between a physically disabled boy and a learning-disabled giant, became a classic of middle-grade fiction and was adapted into a film. His Newbery Honor novel The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg followed.

More by Rodman Philbrick

Freak the MightyTall boy with dwarfism and intelligent boy with learning disability form unstoppable friendship and partnership
Max the MightySequel reuniting Max and friend through adventure, mystery, and the bonds formed through true friendship
The Last Book in the UniversePost-apocalyptic future where cyborg boy searches for mythical last library to save remaining human knowledge
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. FiggTen-year-old boy's adventure following Civil War orphan on dangerous journey to find runaway enslaved sister