Andy watched his leg disobey the instruction his
mind gave it. He wanted to move to the left and sit in
his wheel-chair but his right leg refused to follow the left,
which took a very long time to get where he wanted it to
go in the first place.
“Daaaaarn! Darrrrn! Darn!” He sputtered. He struggled to
become mobile but his body fought him.
When his mother saw his attempt, she hesitated to help. Andy
knew she felt that the more he could do for himself, the stronger he would
get. Andy’s inability to move his legs frustrated him. He slammed his fist
on the arm of the chair but, although he thought he used great force to
release his anger, he felt his arm move in slow motion. Why doesn’t
anything work like I want it to? He felt helpless. Most of the other
kids at school don’t have the problems I do. He hung his head and
closed his big blue eyes.
“Why? Why? Why?” He wailed and shook his head slowly back
and forth.
“Andy, I’ll help,” his mother said. But Andy didn’t want
help. Once he’d overheard his teacher call him a “special-needs child.”
What did that mean?
At last, Andy’s mother settled him into his chair. Fully
dressed. His curly blond hair combed. His teeth brushed. His safety belt in
his chair buckled around his waist. He prepared for another day in second
grade at the local elementary school.
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Near Andy’s home, Tracy and Tim lived on Triple T Ranch with
Tim’s father, Tully. Their lush pasture grew beside the Truckee River below
the northern Nevada Virginia Mountain Range. A small band of wild horses,
called mustangs, often grazed nearby. This winter it snowed off and on for
several days.
“Tim, I’m worried about the mustangs.” Tracy looked out
their front window toward the mountains. Their own horses were out of the
weather in the barn.
Tim shook his newspaper. “I’m sure they’re fine. The
authorities keep a pretty close eye on them.”
“That’s mostly in the spring and summer. When winter sets in
their staff dwindles and there are fewer volunteers to help. Besides,”
Tracy went on, “I don’t think they even know about the little band that
lives here.” “Well, what do you want me to do about it?”
Tim wanted to please Tracy, but he didn’t want to go out in
the bad weather. 8
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For anyone facing any form of disability I urge you to read Andy and the Albino Horse. It does not matter what age, this book is a great lesson for all ages, even if one has no disability. It opens the eyes and hearts to what is really important in life. The connection with Andy and Spirit are so brilliantly portrayed that my heart leaped with joy, and tears sprung to my eyes. Mary Jean Kelso pens a heart-tugging tale about learning to cope with a disability, and even a bully, in a story I highly recommend. She allows Andy to see no matter how hard a challenge may appear; sometimes others may have their own test to endure. This precious book is a treasure indeed. The illustrations are creatively done, too, that adapt to the tale.
—Linda Lattimer, Author and Reviewer
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