A Horse of Her Own Contributor(s): Wedekind, Annie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312581467 ISBN-13: 9780312581466 Publisher: Square Fish
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2009 Annotation: A girl who longs for her own horse is given the chance to care for a troubled, damaged horse who needs her as much as she needs him, in this heartwarming debut novel. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Animals - Horses - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2007032769 |
Age Level: 10-14 |
Grade Level: 5-9 |
Lexile Measure: 1040(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.34" W x 7.5" L (0.49 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 122795 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A girl who longs for her own horse is given the chance to care for a troubled, damaged horse, who needs her as much as she needs him. Fourteen-year-old Jane Ryan has always dreamed of having a horse of her own--but so long as she gets to ride her favorite school horse, Beau, at Sunny Acres farm, she's content. And this is the summer she means to try out for the advanced riding class. But just as camp begins, Jane receives heartbreaking news about Beau. She loses, not just her favorite horse, but also her chance to ride in the end-of-summer competition. When her trainer asks for her help with an out-of-control chestnut warmblood, Lancelot, a newcomer to the barn, she has no choice but to say yes. There's another new addition to the farm: Ben Reyes, the grandson of the barn's manager. As Jane struggles to go on without Beau, and to make Lancelot the great horse she believes him to be, her feelings for Ben, her relationships with the privileged group of girls she rides with, and her painful, joyous road to self-discovery all lead to a heart-pounding conclusion that is truly a new beginning. Only Jane's faith in Lancelot, and her own rediscovered skill and strength, can see her through the hard journey toward a horse of her own. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wedekind, Annie: - Annie Wedekind grew up riding horses in Louisville, Kentucky. Since then, she's been in the saddle in every place she's lived, from Rhode Island to New Orleans, South Africa to New York. Her first novel, A Horse of Her Own, was praised by Kirkus as "possibly the most honest horse book since National Velvet . . . A champion." She is also the author of The Breyer Horse Collection books, including Wild Blue, Little Prince, Samirah's Ride, and Mercury's Flight. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York. |
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