A free horse. A 12 year old boy, and his sisters who are 14 and 8. A single mother, doing her level best, which isn't quite enough. A father gone, no one knows where. But a free horse. Who could resist? Not Nathaniel, who is as likable a boy as the one who shares my house. A beautiful, sad, hopeful story that is well told. ( )

Three kids finds a newspaper article about a cheep horse for sale.They get the horse so they have to rent a barn in order to keep the horse.They struggle to take care of the horse.

12 year old Nat and his sisters Cid and Queenie discover an add for a free pony. Against their mother's wishes they keep the pony. Nat deals with his fathers' absence, his relationships with his sister and his first love. ( )