The novel “Star Rising” is the second in a series of works by the famous American writer Katherine Lasky, popular in Russia thanks to books about the adventures of owls (“Night Watchers”), wolves (“Wolves from the Land Far Away”), and mermaids (“Daughters”) sea"). The “Horses of the Dawn” series tells about the appearance in the New World, on the American continent, of the first horses that sailed from Europe, about their life in the new world. The novel “Star Rising” continues the story about the adventures of a cute pinto horse named Estrella, about her new friends, old enemies and how important true friendship and loyalty are in life. For middle school age.