Misty of Chincoteague by: Marguerite Henry (PB)

“Misty of Chincoteague” is a beloved children’s novel about a wild-pony herd off the coast of Virginia/Maryland — and the dreams of two children, Paul and Maureen Beebe, who hope to tame one of the ponies, a mysterious mare named Phantom. When Phantom is finally captured during the island’s annual “Pony Penning Day,” the children’s lives change forever — but Phantom remains wild. Instead, her foal, the gentle colt Misty, becomes the pony they bring home.