What is My Friend Flicka (book)?
'''My Friend Flicka''' is a children's novel that was written by [[Mary O'Hara]] in 1941. It is about a boy, Ken McLaughlin, who learns to be responsible by taking care of a [[horse]] named Flicka. The story takes place on a [[ranch]] in [[Wyoming]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kleine-Ahlbrandt|first=Courtenay|date=1991|title=My Friend Flicka|url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=103331JYF12889270000423&site=lrc-plus|access-date=January 12, 2023|website=EBSCO - Literary Reference Center Plus}}</ref> ==Main characters== * Kenneth (Ken) Mclaughlin, a ten-year-old boy who wants to have his own horse * Rob McLaughlin, his father, who thinks Ken is not good enough to own a horse * Nell McLaughlin, his mother, who understands why Ken wants to own a horse * Howard McLaughlin, his brother, who does everything better than Ken * Flicka, the young female horse that Ken chooses<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kleine-Ahlbrandt|first=Courtenay|date=1991|title=My Friend Flicka|url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=103331JYF12889270000423&site=lrc-plus|access-date=January 12, 2023|website=EBSCO - Literary Reference Center Plus}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:American children's books]] [[Category:1941 books]] {{lit-stub}}