TY - BOOK AU - Polacco,Patricia TI - Mrs. Mack T2 - Picture puffins SN - 0698118871 (pbk.) PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Puffin Books KW - Horses KW - Fiction KW - Michigan N1 - 004-008 N2 - The author remembers the summer when she was ten years old and staying with her father in Michigan where she took riding lessons and became best friends with a perfect horse. Patricia Polacco presents a true story from her childhood, when she was finally old enough to learn to ride a horse. Her dreams of riding a beautiful steed are dashed when her father takes her to a stable in the rundown section of town. But it's there Patricia meets Mrs. Mack and a mare named Penny, who help her overcome her fears and change her life forever. Full-color illustrations ER -