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Author: Northern Lights Books for Children

Alberta Children's/Young Adult Book of the Year Nominee, 2008

CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens, 2008

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The horses of Sable Island-they are a romantic and enduring symbol of the wi ...

Author: Marguerite Henry

Nobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was like the wind, that the white map on her shoulders was her mark of freedom.

Paul and Maureen Beebe had their hearts set ...

Author: Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross

A lazy horse will do nothing except stand still - except on Sundays, when she sits down. She won't 'giddy up' for the farmer, nor 'trot off' for his wife, nor play cowboys for their son, nor jump for their daughter. Ther ...

Author: Alyssa Brugman

Shelby is convinced her reliable but ugly pony, Blue, is holding her back at Pony Club. If only she had a beautiful horse, everyone would see what a great rider she is. But how can Shelby buy a new horse when her parents ...

Author: Terri Farley

Darby Carter loves horses, even though she's never actually ridden one. Darby's grandfather is an expert rider -- in fact, he owns a horse ranch in Hawaii. So when he agrees to take her in -- along with the beautiful mus ...

Author: Terri Farley

Ever since Darby rescued her wild filly mustang, she's been having a tough time at her grandfather's ranch. And after she accidentally endangers one of his loyal and steady horses, she can't help but wonder if she re ...

Author: Terri Farley

Darby wants to visit her great-grandmother, a mysterious healer who lives in the middle of the rain forest. But she's afraid of the dark woods--until she sees a beautiful, elusive pink roan mustang roaming the forest ...

Author: Errol Broome

Francesca has lived in Kununaura all her life and all she had ever wanted is a horse of her own. When her grandfather brings home the Judas donkey it feels like a cruel substitute for her dream. Ages 8- 10.

Author: Wolfer Dianne

Alice is eight years old and for two years she has been galloping around, swishing her tail and snorting with her other friends of the Pony Club. But on the eve of her birthday she wakes up to discover she is no longer a ...

Author: Sherry Garland

When Brandon and Wayne are hired to do odd jobs at the stables of the Houston Mounted Police, they decide to sabotage Skyjacker, a beautiful new horse, after his rider, a rookie cop, plays some practical jokes on them. B ...

Author: Alyssa Brugman

Shelby's pony Blue has been evicted from his paddock. Shelby's parents have threatened to give him away to the local riding school, unless Shelby can find a new place fast. It seems the 'Matchstick Town Challenge' prize ...

Author: Alyssa Brugman

As hard as she tries, Shelby just can't stay out of trouble. This time, she and her friends Lindsey and Erin can't resist buying a beautiful young pony that is going cheap at the horse auctions. The girls are sure that, ...

Author: Dave Warner

Charlotte is a natural horseperson, and now she has the chance to try out for the Junior Olympic Equestrian Squad! But the academy head already disapproves of her, and Charlotte's roommates aren't above playing dirty tri ...

Author: Alyssa Brugman

Brenda Edel's champion stallion has disappeared. Was he stolen, or is it all an accident? Shelby resolves to find out. Meanwhile, a touring trick riding troupe have set up on the other side of the Gully. Shelby's trusty ...

Author: Kathleen Duey

The year is 1875, and twelve-year-old orphan Margret and her sister, Libby, are living with the kind Mrs. Fredriksen in her sod house in rural Littleton, Colorado. Margret would be happy to stay forever, but she knows th ...

Author: Phantom Stallion

When 13-year-old Samantha returns home to her family's cattle ranch in Nevada, she's worried. She moved away two years ago to recover from a bad fall off her beloved mustang, Blackie, and she's still not sure she can get ...

Author: Anna Sewell

Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master. But when his owners are force ...

Author: Mary O'Hara

It seems Ken can't do anything right. He loses saddle blankets and breaks reins?en comes the worst news yet: a report card so bad that he has to repeat a grade. How can you tame the dreamy mind of a boy who stares out ...

Author: Anna Sewell

When Black Beauty is just a young colt, his mother warns him that a horse's life is often difficult. And this strong, handsome horse soon meets with many adventures and all types of people -- some kind and caring, others ...

Author: Terri Farley

Samantha's friend Ryan wants to recapture his lost horse, Hotspot, who has been running free with the Phantom Stallion's herd. But Hotspot's foal, Shy Boots, needs her back at home -- the young horse is having troubl ...