Gib and the Gray Ghost Author:Zilpha Keatley Snyder Once again, 12-year-old Gib is leaving the dreadful Lovell House orphanage to live on the Thornton’s ranch. The first time he stayed with them, he learned that “adoption” meant being farmed out to work. Now circumstances have changed, and he’s hoping to become a real member of the family. Ranch life is definitely better f... more »or Gib this time. He’s living in the main house with the family, and going to school with Livy Thornton. But he’s still working as a hired hand and feeling like an outsider. One snowy dawn a beautiful gray horse appears from nowhere. Gib knows he must help this beaten, terrified creature. What he doesn’t know is how much helping the “Gray Ghost" will change his own life. In this companion book to Gib Rides Home (RB# 95737), the young protagonist learns what it truly means to belong, both to the people you care about and to yourself. Ed Sala’s expert narration animates this coming-of-age story and inspires listeners with the satisfaction of seeing kindness rewarded.« less