For several centuries wild ponies have roamed Assateague Island, off the coast of Virginia. This 1947 classic is based on the true story of Paul and Maureen Beebe and their quest to own a certain Assateague pony, a pony they would never have to train for someone else or sell. Can Paul and Maureen earn enough money in four months to buy a pony? For the past two years the roundup men at the annual Pony Penning Day have tried to capture the wild and elusive Phantom but were unsuccessful. How will this year be different now that Phantom has a young colt? How will the two ponies make the swim across the channel between Assateague Island and Chincoteague?

18 Chapters – 18 Reading Days