{"product_id":"my-friend-flicka-isbn-9780060512620","title":"My Friend Flicka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A blend of Steinbeck’s short gem, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pony\u003c\/em\u003e, and Rawling’s \u003cem\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . This novel has sentiment and quality.”— Donald Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timeless favorite of adults and children alike, \u003cem\u003eMy Friend Flicka\u003c\/em\u003e resides in “that borderland where some of the best-loved books in the English tongue hold their immortality.” (\u003cem\u003eNew York Herald Tribune)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA daydreamer and a time waster, young Ken McLaughlin spends his days on his family's Wyoming ranch with his head in the clouds, surrounded by endless blue skies, wide-open spaces, and beautiful horses. To his brusque, practical father, the boy is an enigma and a disappointment. Then one day, Ken's life is filled with new purpose when he finds Flicka, a magnificent filly as wild as she is fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough the strong bond between boy and horse only fuels his father's disdain, Ken's growing love for his friend Flicka is changing him—leading a once-aimless young man down the path to responsible adulthood, forging a new respect and understanding between father and son, and inspiring a fierce loyalty that nearly costs Ken his life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic story of an aimless teenager, a demanding father,\u003cbr\u003e and aspirited horse -- now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eA daydreamer and a time waster, young Ken McLaughlin spends his days on his family's Wyoming ranch with his head in the clouds, surrounded by endless blue skies, wide-open spaces, and beautiful horses. To his brusque, practical father, the boy is an enigma and a disappointment. Then one day, Ken's life is filled with new purpose when he finds Flicka, a magnificent filly as wild as she is fast. Though the strong bond between boy and horse only fuels his father's disdain, Ken's growing love for his friend Flicka is changing him -- leading a once-aimless young man down the path to responsible adulthood, forging a new respect and understanding between father and son, and inspiring a fierce loyalty that nearly costs Ken his life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful book....It will pass into that borderland where some of the best-loved books in the English tongue hold their immortality, on the shelf with \u003cem\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/em\u003e, and Dumas and Dickens, and \u003cem\u003eMutiny on the Bounty\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A blend of Steinbeck’s short gem, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pony\u003c\/em\u003e, and Rawling’s \u003cem\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/em\u003e....This novel has sentiment and quality.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887564648677,"sku":"NP9780060512620","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060512620.jpg?v=1730226969","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/my-friend-flicka-isbn-9780060512620","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}