Albany Junior High School Library

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309 p. Summary: Novel for adolescents about a girl and a horse in prehistoric times. Fern tells the story about herself and her twin brother Flint who live on the steppes of southern Asia in a group of four families. Fern has an unusual ability to tame horses. She also questions many of the traditional activities of women and envies her brother the freedom he has and the choices that are denied her as a young woman coming of age