Be Well, Beware

A Child Study Association of America Book of the Year: Lily{u2019}s beloved horse Beware is sick{u2014}can Lily save her? Something{u2019}s wrong with Beware. Lily knows the minute she spies the mare standing under the trees, the way Beware does in summer to get away from the heat. But today there{u2019}s no shade beneath the bare branches, and it{u2019}s freezing out. When Lily calls for her, Beware doesn{u2019}t come trotting over. She doesn{u2019}t move, even when Lily offers her an apple core. She isn{u2019}t injured, because Lily can{u2019}t find any cuts or bruises on her. But when Lily tells her to walk, Beware{u2019}s back legs buckle and she nearly falls down! Beware is sick, but she has no fever and is still eating a little bit. The vet makes a diagnosis, but the treatments don{u2019}t help. Surgery may be the only answer. But it{u2019}s expensive{u2014}and dangerous. Will Beware survive? Lily needs more than hopes and prayers{u2014}she needs a miracle: Somehow, she has to find a way to save her