Centaur Rising

HorsesHuman AbnormalitiesCentaursSecretsJuvenile fiction

4.0

Open Library

About this book

In 1965, a year after Arianne thinks she sees a shooting star land in the fields surrounding her family's horse farm, a baby centaur is born and the family, already under scrutiny because Arianne's six-year-old brother has birth defects, struggles to keep the colt a secret. A year after Arianne thinks she sees a shooting star land in the fields near her family's horse farm, a baby centaur is born and the family, already under scrutiny because her six-year-old brother has birth defects, struggles to keep the pony a secret.

Themes & subjects

HorsesHuman AbnormalitiesCentaursSecretsJuvenile fictionSingle-parent families

Setting

Connecticut20th century

About the author

Jane Yolen

11 February 1939 – 11 June 2026

"**Jane Hyatt Yolen** (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 280 books. Her short story Sister Emily's Lightship won the Nebula Award." — Wikipedia