The Black Stallion Returns

This book takes me back to my horse crazy childhood days, when I read it whilst eating dates, drinking milk, and making believe I was in a caravan on the desert of Arabia on a quest to help Alex Ramsey find his beloved Black stallion (should read The Black Stallion first, the first book of the series, to appreciate it the most); it has adventure and is a good horse story; even in my older years, I have picked up this book and read it again and again. (In fact after seeing this advertisement, I will dig it out again tonite after work and read it again over the weekend.) BUT would advise potential readers that the book is quite different from a movie of the same title which was made several years ago. (The book is better!!!)

The Black Stallion ReturnsBy Walter FarleyAdventureCharacters:Alec is Black's owner. He loves horses. He is 14 years old. He has black hair and goes to high school. He loves Black a lot.Black is a black stallion who Alec befriends after a shipwreck.Henry is the short, stout, bowlegged trainer of Black. He also owns the stables Black lives in.Mr. Volence is the owner of Sun Raider, a horse Black beat in racing. He thinks Black can improve the American racehorse.Abu Ja' ben Ishak is Black's real owner. His hair is steel gray. His skin is tough, dry, and the color of mahogany.Raj is about 12 years old. He guides Alec's group through the desert. He has never known his family.Tabari is Abu's daughter. She is about 15 years old. She is very beautiful. She loves her father a lot. The Setting: The book takes place in Henry's stables and Alec's house in the suburbs of New York, and in Arabia. The Plot:Someone tries to kill Black. The next day, a man shows up and claims to be Black's real owner. They find out he is telling the truth and he takes Black to Arabia. Henry, Alec and Mr. Volence follow him to Arabia where they learn about a conflict between Abu's tribe and a neighboring tribe. The conflict is that supposedly Abu killed his best friend, who happened to be the leader of the neighboring tribe. The son of the dead leader is very vengeful. Someone re-steals Black. Abu's and the neighboring tribe are about to go to war because Abu's tribe thinks the other tribe stole Black. Alec and Raj find out the truth and save Black. The man who kidnapped Black gets away, but his men did not. Alec and Raj help make the Tribes friends again and Raj finds his family. They hold a big race like every year. During the race the man who kidnapped Black tries to shot Black. Instead, the others tribe leader shot the man. At the end of the race the other tribe's leader who was riding for his tribe and Alec, who was riding for Abu's tribe, were racing their horses neck and neck. Black and Alec win by a small space. At the end, Tabari marries the chief of the other tribe. The tribes make peace and Abu promises Alec he will get Black's first son. My favorite scene is when Alec meets Tabari because she is very nice and talks to Alec. I also like it when Alec meets Abu's tribe because it is all new for Alec and he behaves very nicely even though he is impatient to see Black. My two favorite characters are Raj and Tabari. I like Raj because he shows independence and he is very nice and wishes he knew his family. He wants to help Alec and be friends with him. I like Tabari because she is nice, beautiful, shows lots of independence and makes her own decisions. I recommend this book to horse or animal lovers. I also recommend it for mystery lovers. I think people should read this because it is full of adventure, mystery, horses, and Alec's thoughts. It is a wonderful book. It makes you feel like you are in the book. I th

What a great story! I almost couldn't catch my breath during the racing narrative! Farley spins a wonderful tale of betrayal and true friendship here. The Black Stallion Returns is even tighter in plot and more moving with Alec and Black's friendship than the very first. Read this book! You will be happier! And you will fall in love with horses like I did.

I love The Black Stallion books; all of them! They are great stories about a boy and his love for his horse. Alec shows such determination to unite with his horse, which I think that everyone should have. It's very suspenceful (is that how you spell it?) and I couldn't put it down!

This book is my personnal favorite in the Black Stallion series. Farley does a masterful job of capturing the breath-taking scope of the desert and the people who live there. This book has it all: a thrilling horserace through the desert wilderness, feuding tribes, a boy was is more than he or anyone else thinks he is, and a sceming secret tribe. Farley is at the top of his form. A must have.