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The Alden children spend a week at a rescue ranch that shelters horses whose owners can no longer care for them. While assisting with daily chores, Jessie bonds with a spirited horse named Dragon. Soon the ranch’s two oldest animals go missing, and the Aldens must uncover who or what has taken them. Their investigation leads to unexpected discoveries about the ranch, its staff, and the true meaning of family and responsibility.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gertrude Chandler Warner
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