When Jody Tiflin’s father arrives home with a small pony, the ten-year-old is given both a gift and a challenge: the colt is his, provided he learns to feed, groom, stable, and care for him properly. What follows is a coming-of-age story unlike any other. Through his bond with the pony and the wider life of the ranch, Jody discovers that responsibility carries a cost — that joy can curdle into grief without warning, and that the uncomplicated world of childhood is always giving way to something harder and more uncertain. Steinbeck’s The Red Pony is a masterwork of adolescence: tender, unsentimental, and at times quietly devastating. Hailed as ‘a little masterpiece’ by the New York Times, this edition features a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.
ISBN 13: 9780241980378
Author: John Steinbeck
