A Horse of Her Own
Wedekind, Annie
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BOOK SUMMARY
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.
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Fourteen-year-old Jane Ryan has always dreamed of having a horse of her ownbut so long as she gets to ride her favorite school horse, Beau, at Sunny Acres farm, shes 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.
Theres 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 Janes faith in Lancelot, and her own rediscovered skill and strength, can see her through the hard journey toward a horse of her own.
BOOK EXCERPTS
As she watched Alyssa canter her dainty Arab mare, Ariel, over a combination jump, Jane Ryan admitted to herself that, as shed been for so many years, she was still jealous. It was impossible not to be, she thought, unless you were already in Alyssas inner circle of friends who rode at Sunny Acres farm. Jane had ridden here since she was eight, but the following six years of summer camp and Saturday lessons had not brought her any closer to the chosen group. She had always been steady Jane, willing to stay late to walk the horses and muck out the stalls, just for the chance to spend more time at the stable, and, of course, to ride the school horses since she didnt board or lease a horse of her own.
Luckily, one of these school horses was Beau, pronounced "boo," and Jane thought he was the best horse in the world. She often allowed herself to pretend that he really was her owna fantasy all too easily burst when Beau was given over to another girl to ride. But now, as she watched Alyssa and Ariel sail over the last jump, Jane patted Beaus strong brown neck and whispered to him, "As long as were together, Im happy as a clam, I promise." Beau flickered his ears, listening, and stamped his hoof, as if he agreed with her.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0312369271
ISBN(13-digit): 9780312369279
Dewey Decimal: [Fic]
Library of Congress: 2007032769
Book Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 275
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