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A Girl, a Boy, a Horse and a Zorse

Brief Description
A lonely girl wishes on a shooting star for a horse - and gets a horse, a zorse (the offspring of a zebra and horse), and a whole stack of drama. After the school bully pulls Roo’s eyepatch off, Roo runs away from school determined never... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A lonely girl wishes on a shooting star for a horse - and gets a horse, a zorse (the offspring of a zebra and horse), and a whole stack of drama.

After the school bully pulls Roo’s eyepatch off, Roo runs away from school determined never to return.

But then the shooting star appears...

A Girl, a Boy, a Horse and a Zorse is a powerful story about anxiety, school refusal, coping with a disability, and the importance of inclusion.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760803438

Publisher: UWA Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 September 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: UWA Publishing

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

About the Author

Rebeca Green has worked as a journalist, book reviewer and school librarian. She is inspired by the unusual and writes children’s books that celebrate differences. Rebeca grew up in country Victoria reading horse books, dreaming of owning a horse and riding whenever she could. After discovering zorses, Rebeca started dreaming about owning a zorse (the offspring of a horse and a zebra). In 2025 Rebeca won the Spiers Prize for her middle grade novel A Girl, a Boy, a Horse and a Zorse. Rebeca has also won a Maurice Saxby Mentorship and the Sutherland Shire Picture Book Manuscript Prize.

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