{"product_id":"half-broke-horses-a-true-life-novel-paperback","title":"Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeannette Walls\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalf Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa or Beryl Markham's West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere.\"Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did.\" So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls's no-nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town--riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job. She learned to drive a car and fly a plane. And, with her husband, Jim, she ran a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one who is Jeannette's memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in The Glass Castle. Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds--against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didn't fit the mold. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit. Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa or Beryl Markham's West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, has been a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller for more than eight years. She is also the author of the instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Star\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalf Broke Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47436204048562,"sku":"9781416586296","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a7a1fb95ad63524fc311847ae8ca01ec.webp?v=1778641074","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/half-broke-horses-a-true-life-novel-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}