Paint the Wind (Scholastic Gold) by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Maya is a captive. In Grandmother's house in California, she is forbidden from playing or having friends, every word and action is strictly monitored, and even her memories of her mother have been erasedexcept within the imaginary world she has created. A world away, in the rugged Wyoming wilderness, a tobiano paint horse called Artemisia runs free, belonging only to the stars. The mother of a new foal and the lead mare of a harem band in a land where survival is precarious, she embodies the spirit of the wildand she holds the key to Maya's memories. How Maya's and Artemisia's lives intertwine, like a braided rein, is at the heart of this richly drawn adventure about freedom and captivity, about holding on and letting go. | Paint the Wind (Scholastic Gold) by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Paperback | Indigo Chapters