![]() ![]() Paul and Maureen work on their grandfather’s farm to help him train and breed ponies while always dreaming of having a pony of their own someday.įinally, after working numerous jobs, Paul and Maureen earn enough money to purchase a pony at the Pony Penning auction. ![]() Misty of Chincoteague tells the story of Paul Beebe and his sister, Maureen, who live with their grandparents Clarence and Ida Beebe on Chincoteague Island. The book was a bestseller, reprinted numerous times, and is still in print. In 1948, Misty of Chincoteague received the Newbery Honor Award and went on to become a classic children’s horse story, right up there with Black Beauty. While the book is a work of fiction, the story is based on real people and ponies of Chincoteague Island. ![]() Set in the island town of Chincoteague, Virginia, the novel stars Misty and her mother (Phantom) along with brother and sister Paul and Maureen Beebe. Her most famous novel, Misty of Chincoteague (1947), was the first in a series of six stories centered around a wild palomino pony named Misty. Marguerite Henry (1902–1997) was an American children’s book author who wrote some fifty-nine novels inspired by true stories of horses and other animals. ![]()
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