Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Lily Casey and her two younger siblings, Buster and Helen, are bringing the cows in from pasture when a flash flood hits. Lily helps her siblings take shelter in a tree. Upon returning home the next day Mom asserts, to Lily’s annoyance, that her prayers saved them.
Lily is in charge of breaking horses and is thrown often, though Dad insists falling is an important part of life. He also teaches Lily that everyone has a “Purpose in Life.”
