Marguerite Henry

Marguerite Henry has written at least 45 books. Their most popular book is Misty of Chincoteague with 35 saves with an average rating of 3.72⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Young Adult, Classics, and Adventure.

Author Bio

Marguerite Henry was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of the five children. At age 6 she became sick with rheumatic fever and remained bedridden for six years, unable to attend school. She spent her days reading and writing. Her first story was published when she was 11 years old. After highschool she attended Milwaukee State Teachers College. In 1923, she married. She and her husband lived in Wayne, Illinois.

In 1945, Henry received the Newbery honor for *Justin Morgan Had a Horse*. She began collaborating with artist Wesley Dennis, who went on to illustrate 15 of her books. In 1947, she published her most famous book, *Misty of Chincoteague*. In 1949 she received the Newbery Medal in 1949 for *King of the Wind.* Over the course of her career, she published over 40 books, chiefly fiction about horses.

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry	3.72	27 reads
King of the Wind Marguerite Henry	4.6	17 reads
Brighty of the Grand Canyon Marguerite Henry	3.2	7 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal Marguerite Henry	3.67	8 reads
Justin Morgan Had a Horse Marguerite Henry	3.8	5 reads
Sea Star Marguerite Henry	3.8	7 reads
Black Gold Marguerite Henry	4	5 reads
Misty's Twilight Marguerite Henry	4.33	4 reads
Born to Trot Marguerite Henry Wesley Dennis	3	3 reads
White Stallion of Lipizza Marguerite Henry	4.5	4 reads
Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West Marguerite Henry	3.67	3 reads
San Domingo Marguerite Henry	3.67	3 reads
Album of Horses Marguerite Henry	5	2 reads
Mustang, wild spirit of the West Marguerite Henry	4.5	2 reads
King of the wind Marguerite Henry	4	2 reads
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Marguerite Henry	4.5	2 reads
Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Five O'Clock Charlie Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
Cinnabar: The One O'Clock Fox Marguerite Henry Wesley Dennis	5	1 read
Gaudenzia, pride of the Palio Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty #3) Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
The Wildest Horse Race in the World The Wildest Horse Race in the World Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Muley Ears Muley Ears: Nobody's Dog Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
Cinnabar Cinnabar Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Robert Fulton Boy Craftsman Marguerite Henry	5	1 read
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin Marguerite Henry	5	1 read
Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Geraldine Belinda Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Marguerite Henry's Horseshoe Library Box Set Marguerite Henry's Horseshoe Library Box Set Marguerite Henry	0	1 read
Marguerite Henry's All About Horses A deluxe version of a favorite book of horses, lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
San Domingo, the medicine hat stallion Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
All about horses Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Justin Morgan had a horse Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Birds at home Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague (Misty #2) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty #3) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
One man's horse Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Misty's Twilight (Misty #4) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Our first pony Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty #3) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
A pictorial life story of Misty Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
The Marguerite Henry Misty Treasury (Misty #1-3) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
The little fellow Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry	3.72	27 reads
King of the Wind Marguerite Henry	4.6	17 reads
Brighty of the Grand Canyon Marguerite Henry	3.2	7 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal Marguerite Henry	3.67	8 reads
Justin Morgan Had a Horse Marguerite Henry	3.8	5 reads
Sea Star Marguerite Henry	3.8	7 reads
Black Gold Marguerite Henry	4	5 reads
Misty's Twilight Marguerite Henry	4.33	4 reads
Born to Trot Marguerite Henry Wesley Dennis	3	3 reads
White Stallion of Lipizza Marguerite Henry	4.5	4 reads
Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West Marguerite Henry	3.67	3 reads
San Domingo Marguerite Henry	3.67	3 reads
Album of Horses Marguerite Henry	5	2 reads
Mustang, wild spirit of the West Marguerite Henry	4.5	2 reads
King of the wind Marguerite Henry	4	2 reads
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Marguerite Henry	4.5	2 reads
Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Five O'Clock Charlie Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
Cinnabar: The One O'Clock Fox Marguerite Henry Wesley Dennis	5	1 read
Gaudenzia, pride of the Palio Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty #3) Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
The Wildest Horse Race in the World The Wildest Horse Race in the World Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Muley Ears Muley Ears: Nobody's Dog Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
Cinnabar Cinnabar Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Robert Fulton Boy Craftsman Marguerite Henry	5	1 read
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin Marguerite Henry	5	1 read
Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Geraldine Belinda Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Marguerite Henry's Horseshoe Library Box Set Marguerite Henry's Horseshoe Library Box Set Marguerite Henry	0	1 read
Marguerite Henry's All About Horses A deluxe version of a favorite book of horses, lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
San Domingo, the medicine hat stallion Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
All about horses Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Justin Morgan had a horse Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Birds at home Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague (Misty #2) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty #3) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
One man's horse Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Misty's Twilight (Misty #4) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Our first pony Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty #3) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
A pictorial life story of Misty Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
The Marguerite Henry Misty Treasury (Misty #1-3) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
The little fellow Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads

Marguerite Henry

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