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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts the legend of North Carolina teenager, Betsy Dowdy, whose courageous ride on a cold December night in 1775 may have played a crucial role in the American Revolution.
62) Ride on
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world of riding competitions, and after a heartbreaking fight with her best friend Taylor, she tries to get back to basics to rekindle her love of horses.
"In Ride On, this middle grade graphic novel from Faith Erin Hicks, twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world or riding competitions. Can she get back to basics and rekindle her love of horses? Perfect for fans...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When her father returns from the Iraq War as an amputee with post-traumatic stress disorder, Hannah escapes by volunteering to work with rescued horses, never thinking that the abused horses could also help her father recover.
64) Show jumping
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Company
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Saddle up and leap into the pages of this book to read all about show jumping! You'll learn about verticals, oxers, combinations, and other jumps that horses - and their riders - attempt to complete quickly and flawlessly. You'll also discover the breeds and care of show horses, how they train and compete in Olympic and other jumping events, and the history of this challenging equestrian sport.
65) The horse road
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
In ancient central Asia, thirteen-year-old Kallisto, a superb equestrian, and her friend must warn their families and protect the Ferghana horses from invading Chinese armies.
Author
Series
Sisters in all seasons volume 1
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2012] ©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
While vacationing on a horse ranch in North Carolina, stepsisters Stephanie and Diana put aside their differences to help free a pair of caged wolves.
68) Racing Savannah
Author
Series
Hundred Oaks volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
They're from two different worlds. He lives in the estate house, and she spends most of her time in the stables helping her father train horses. In fact, Savannah has always been much more comfortable around horses than boys. Especially boys like Jack Goodwin. She knows the rules—no mixing between the staff and the Goodwin family. But Jack has no such boundaries. And with her dream of becoming a professional horse trainer herself, Savannah isn't...
Author
Publisher
Finch
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Sandi Simons grew up in a small country town and, like many young girls, developed a passion for horses. However, her childhood was far from easy. At a very young age, she was placed in a situation in which her innocence was destroyed and her life affected forever. Then she watched her parents’ marriage fall apart and her mother suffer debilitating depression. She moved out of home hoping to improve her situation. However, Sandi soon found herself...
70) Maestoso Petra
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II. Includes facts about Lipizzaner horses and the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the bestselling tradition of works by such authors as Susan Orlean and Mary Roach, a New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist explores why so many people-including herself-are obsessed with horses. It may surprise you to learn that there are over seven million horses in America-even more than when they were the only means of transportation-and nearly two million horse owners. Acclaimed journalist and avid equestrian Sarah Maslin Nir...
72) Horse show champ
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Barbie gets herself and her horse, Tawny, ready for a horse show. When it comes time to make the big jump, Tawny is afraid. With patience and kindness, Barbie coaxes Tawny to take the jump. Barbie’s youngest fans will want to saddle up and trot smartly into reading with Barbie!
76) Your pet pony
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
78) Kick the latch
Author
Series
New Directions paperbook volume 1540
Publisher
New Directions Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Kathryn Scanlan's Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman's life at the racetrack--the flat land and ramshackle backstretch; the bad feelings and friction; the winner's circle and the racetrack bar; the fancy suits and fancy boots; and the "particular language" of "grooms, jockeys, trainers, racing secretaries, stewards, pony people, hotwalkers, everybody"--with economy and integrity. Based on transcribed interviews with Sonia, a horse...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Set in the glamorous, competitive world of showjumping, a novel about the girls who ride, their cutthroat mothers, and a suspicious death at a horse show...from the author of Good Rich People When the nouveau riche Parker family moves to an exclusive community in the heart of Southern California, they believe it's their chance at a fresh start. Heather Parker is determined to give her daughters the life she never had-starting with horses. She signs...
80) Horse Club
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Emma adores horses almost as much as she idolizes her older sister. Emma dreams about riding in a show alongside her sister one day. The sisters go to horse-riding camp, where Emma's wish is about to come true, but it's not a smooth ride. Will Emma save her sister, the show-- and the day?"--Page 4 of cover.
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