To Race a Dream

When Theodora Harris's sister has a bout with polio in 1906, she gains the freedom to pursue her dream of working at the famous harness racing farm nearby -- but dressed as a boy. "Wonderful reading, conjuring not only images of Farley's Black Stallion and the courtship of Laura and Almanzo Wilder, but also parent-child conflicts that seem very contemporary." -- Booklist, starred review