Name: Colt

Author: Nancy Springer
Year: 1991
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9780140364804
0140364803
Winner of the Joan Fassler Memorial Book Award: The triumphant story of a boy who overcomes his disease with help from horses If Colt Vittorio had a motto, it would be I Don'€™t Want To! Colt has spina bifida'€”a condition that makes the bones in his legs weak and confines him to a wheelchair. When Colt is introduced to horseback riding in a program for disabled kids, he is beyond nervous. He wants nothing to do with these terrifying animals. After all, there'€™s no chance he'€™ll ever be able to use his legs anyway. What'€™s the point? Once he gets in the saddle astride a horse named Liverwurst, Colt'€™s whole world changes. With the horse'€™s powerful, muscular body beneath him, Colt no longer feels small and limited. After all, if he can control this huge, strong animal, he can do anything. And with Liverwurst'€™s help, Colt'€™s back and legs start getting stronger. But when his doctor warns that horseback riding is too dangerous and the risks are too great, will Colt'€™s riding lessons be history?
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