I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade

This book is about a girl named Oyuna, her horse named Bayan and her cat named bator. When Oyuna was a baby, her foot was stepped on by a horse which means her family has been cursed with bad luck. As a stroke of bad luck, her mother was killed by a lightning bolt while looking for Oyuna during a thunder storm.When Oyuna has a chance to pick a horse of her own that she will race at the festival of Karakorum, which will bring her family great luck. She looks through many isles of horses, then she hears a voice, it is coming from a old white horse. She choses the horse and brigs her home. After many days of watching her horse she names her Bayan, which means rich beauty and goddess.She talks to her grandma, and she tells Oyuna to never get rid of her horse. She also tells her that Kublai Khlan has a thousand white mares.When the Khans Force comes, they take the strongest and fastest horses. Bayan puts up a fight to many of the soldiers. They are going to take Bayan with them. Oyuna disguises her self as a boy to stay with her white mare. And her little cat fallows her.They set of on a long journey with the khans army. When Oyuna is sent to deliver a gold Medallion to the great kublai khan, she is stopped by a little family. she stays with them for 2 moons.She continues on her journey to find Kublai Khan. They get stuck in a huge rain storm while they are climbing up a big dirt hill. The rains start to downpour. Oyuna cannot see anything. When Bayan slips and falls on top of Oyuna, she is stuck and cannot move.The story ends when Oyuna finds the 10,000 white mares and she races Bayan in the race of Karakorum.The main characters/ and animals in the story are:Oyuna is the main characters in the book. Oyuna is brave, strong willed,and determined.Bayan is loving, peaceful, and headstrongBator is sweet, stays with one person, and a hero.This book has a lot of adventure, love, full of hope. There are some parts where you cant stop reading, and there are others where you just hope Oyuna and her pets live.

My daughter says: “This book is filled with adventure, luck and horses. It does have some heavy and gory parts so I would only recommend it for 11 and up. Otherwise I really enjoyed it, Oyuna is brave and a great role model. The only con though that the beginning didn’t really hold my attention that much, however it gets a lot more intriguing as the book progressed. Overall a good read.

Beautiful book. Received it quickly and in perfect condition - much better than I had expected for a "Good" book. Thank you!

A really enjoyed reading this book! I had orignally purchased this book for my daughter and surprisingly finished the book in 2 days.I main character Oyuna is very likeable, is a strong young woman despite of her crushed leg. She is a true horse whisper and chooses a remarkable horse that takes her on an incredable journey! I also like how the story takes place in a stable, with Oyuna being a happy grandmother who is passing on her story, love for horses and heritage on to her young granddaughter.Definately a wonderful read for your daughter, regardless to whether she is from China or not! Not to be a spoiler, but keep a box of kleenex close by for the last chapter!

I'm so glad to see this book re-released. I purchased 13 used copies through so many people to get a classroom set. My students grade 6-7 LOVED this book. The author has a fantastic use of language, with challenging but understandable vocabulary. She creates real characters whom students even today can connect with. Her understanding of the past, geography and culture is superb. If you seek a good connection between history and literature this is a great find. I recommend the story for both kids and adults. I can't wait to introduce it to another set of kids!

It took a while for me to really want to read this book, but I did get into it. It is not as enthralling as some of her other books.

My middle school girls and I read this as part of our home schooling. They loved the book so much I had to purchase this one in addition to the one in our curriculum so they could both have a copy! Historical fiction, story set in Mongolia during the reign of Kublai Khan.

I read this as a read-aloud to my 2 girls, aged 12 and 11. It started out a little slow, but really picked up. The girls didn't want me to stop reading. It really helped in understanding the culture and history of Mongolia.

I came across this book late in its publication life, after it had won a well-deserved American Library Association Award for young adults, and was immediately enchanted by the story of Oyuna, who disguises herself as a boy to stay with her beloved horse when soldiers come to conscript villagers for the Khan's army.You can almost taste the steppe in these pages, and even readers who are not horse lovers should enjoy Oyuna's bravery and her adventures in the fabled land of Kubilai Khan. It's the kind of book you want to keep on your shelf after finishing it, just so you can read it all over again.

Singular, strong, funny central character, good description of the stepped, interweaving of supernatural and a little history, well written too