Bea and the New Deal Horse

<p><strong>This lyrical middle grade historical novel set during the Great Depression from award-winning author L. M. Elliott is a moving tale of the spirit of American persistence, found family, and the magical partnership between girl and horse. Winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction!</strong></p><p>Bea wakes to Daddy’s note in a hayloft, where he abandoned her with her little sister after the stock market crash took everythin Daddy’s job at the bank, their home, Mama’s health and life.</p><p>How is Bea supposed to convince the imposing Mrs. Scott to take in two stray children? Mrs. Scott’s money and Virginia farm are drying up in a drought and the Great Depression, too. She might have to sell her beautiful horses, starting with a dangerous chestnut that has caused tragedy in the past and injures her stableman shortly after Bea arrives.</p><p>But wrestling with her own hurts and fears, Bea understands the chestnut’s skittish dist