Mickey and the Plow
Horse by Edward Dreyfus is a story about a shy teenager who is sent to
summer camp by his parents. While he did resist going, he soon himself on an
adventure that will change his life.
Mickey Branfield is a short, skinny 12 year old with asthma.
He spends most of his time reading and playing video games. His parents send
him to summer camp with the hopes that he meets new friends and come out of his
shell. When he arrives at the summer, Mickey is determined to hate it. He soon
meets Samantha “Sam” Hunter and Brian, his bunk mate. As the campers are
signing up for various camp activities, Mickey is drawn to a plow horse,
Jackson. Soon, the two have an amazing connection that heals Mickey as well as
the horse. Mickey becomes more active and soon learns that he can do more than
he ever thought he could.
Mr. Dreyfus is clinical psychologist who was inspired to
write this book as an example that sometimes we are only held back by our own
doubts and insecurities. Just because we think we can’t, then we don’t. I
enjoyed reading this book and watching how Mickey is resisted to the changes in
his life and very slowly he opens up to new and more exciting activities that
he finds himself a very different person. I highly recommend this book for
young adults who feel that they are limited when all they have to do is try.
Mickey and the Plow
Horse
Is available on
Amazon
On the Kindle for
$4.95 and in paperback for $9.95
No comments:
Post a Comment