Lara and the gray mare
by Kathleen Duey.
- New York : Puffin Books, 2005.
- 140 p. ; 20 cm.
- Hoofbeats book 1 . - Hoofbeats ; bk. 1 .
While her father is away fighting the Normans and other Irish clans, nine-year-old Lara works hard to help harvest food and also cares for the pregnant gray mare that she loves.