TY - BOOK AU - Brocker, Susan, TI - Dreams of warriors SN - 9781869508401 (pbk.) : U1 - NZ823.2 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Auckland [N.Z.] PB - HarperCollins KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - New Zealand KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Participation, New Zealand KW - Family life KW - Farm life KW - Juvenile fiction. KW - Horses KW - Courage KW - Social conditions KW - 20th century KW - Children's stories, New Zealand N1 - Novel for children N2 - Featherston during the Second World War is a tough and bleak place for fourteen-year-old Bella, especially since her father is fighting overseas. She and her family struggle to keep their family farm from ruin while coping with a herd of cows, an unscrupulous neighbour, and a crazy, bad tempered racehorse called Gipsy. Bella is terrified of the horse and doesn't know where to turn. Will Bella accept help from an unlikely source, or will Gipsy destroy her father's dreams? Suggested level: primary, intermediate ER -