National Velvet Author:Enid Bagnold A must for every horse-lover, the classic novel revolves around one girl's big dream to win the Grand National on an unlikely mount. Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney starred in the movie version, but as in so many cases, the book has many more details and a more complete characterization of Velvet, her friend Mi, and the rest of the Brown fami... more »ly... a timeless classic, originally written in 1935.« less