The Black Stallion
by Walter Farley
First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel for young readers is... read more
Year Published 1941
Word Count 49,003
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 105
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Horses--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Horses
- Survival--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Horses
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Horses--Juvenile Fiction
- Black (Fictitious character: Farley)
- Human-animal relationships
- Horses--Juvenile fiction
- Trust--Fiction
- Survival
- Friendship--Fiction
- Shipwreck survival
- Stallions
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