Set in the 1930s Oklahoma, this American Horse Tale is the story of a
young girl who makes the difficult decision to leave her family and move
to California so she can stay with her horse.
A young girl named Ginny and her family are dealing with the hardships
of the Great Depression, and in order to survive, her dad decides they
must sell their horse, and Ginny's best friend, Thimble. But Ginny will
do anything in order to find a way for them to stay together, and
chooses to leave her family in Oklahoma and travel west to California.
The Dust Bowl is part of a series of books written by several authors
highlighting the unique relationships between young girls and their
horses.