Lean on Pete

Description:

Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until he discovers that Pete is bound for slaughter.

subjects: Drama,  Teenage boys,  Single fathers,  Race horses,  Human-animal relationships,  Fathers and sons,  Fiction, coming of age,  Oregon, fiction,  Fiction, general,  Fiction

Places: Oregon