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Book Synopsis''A little masterpiece'' New York Times
Jody Tiflin is a ten-year-old boy, living on his father''s ranch. One day his father brings home a small pony. He''s Jody''s, if the boy will learn to feed, clean, stable and care for him. But Jody learns, through the colt, and through his other adventures on the ranch, that with responsibility can come sacrifice and pain. Joy may swiftly turn to tragedy. And he also discover that the simplicities of childhood must eventually turn into the complications of adulthood.
The Red Pony is Steinbeck''s brilliant, and sometimes brutal, celebration of adolescence, with a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.
Trade ReviewA little masterpiece * New York Times *
Steinbeck is to be judged by the highest standards * New York Herald Tribune *
Pure gold * New York Times Book Review *
There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic * Time and Tide *
A novelist who is also a true poet * Sunday Times *
