**Possible Spoilers** 
 I had to read this for summer reading in seventh grade. And let me tell you, I didn't like it. I mean, it was okay in the beginning, but then, the red pony dies. In pretty much the FIRST CHAPTER. The object of the title dies in the beginning. Not a good sign for the book. And then it droned on and on, and I was so happy when it was over, and even happier that my English class chose to focus on The Sword in the Stone rather than this book.