Mary's Song by Susan Count Compelling - Wholesome - Genuinely Touching Twelve-year-old Mary was disabled at the age of four by the same virus that took the life of her mother. While she longs to have a horse of her own, she’s limited to reading horse books. A talented artist, she spends her days on a blanket in the grass sketching the horses at the farm next door. She falls in love with one of the foals and is outraged to learn the filly is considered worthless as it was born lame. Mary … [Read more...] about Mary’s Song by Susan Count
Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe
Spending three weeks of her summer at the elite Foxwoode Riding Academy in northern Michigan should have been one of the happiest times of sixteen year-old Brynlei’s life. But from the moment Brynlei arrives at Foxwoode, she can’t shake the feeling she’s being watched. Then she hears the story of a girl who vanished on a trail ride four years earlier. While the other girls laugh over the story of the dead girl who haunts Foxwoode, Brynlei senses that the girl—or her ghost—may be lurking in the … [Read more...] about Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe
Interview with Author – Mara Dabrishus
About Mara Dabrishus: Mara Dabrishus is an award-winning author of young adult equestrian fiction. Mara grew up in the Arkansas Ozarks, and is currently a librarian at a small private college in Northeast Ohio. When she's not writing, she's researching horse racing, out running, or riding a dressage horse in a series of circles. Stay the Distance is her first novel. What inspires you to write? I like to write about horses, specifically horse racing, so I draw inspiration out of the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mara Dabrishus
Interview with Author – Laura Wolfe
About Laura Wolfe: Laura Wolfe lives in her home state of Michigan with her husband, son, and daughter. She holds a BA in English from the University of Michigan and a JD from DePaul University. Laura is an accomplished English rider and a lover of animals and nature. When she is not writing, she can be found playing games with her highly-energetic kids, growing vegetables in her garden, or spoiling her rescue dog. She dreams of living in a log cabin on a minimum of one hundred acres, ideally, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Laura Wolfe
Interview with Author – Toni Mari
About Toni Mari: I was born in May, so my Chinese zodiac sign is, wait for it, the horse. My connection to horses goes deeper than just training them. I think like a horse. I crave company. I like routine. I’m easily bored and look around to create my own excitement. I could eat cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I need the outdoors, especially grassy land. When I’m driving, I find myself studying grassy lawns and highway medians, assessing the quality of forage and imagining fencing … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Toni Mari
Keeping Secrets by Maggie Dana
A valuable horse is dead, and it’s all her fault, which is why 14-year-old Kate McGregor has banished horses and riding from her life ... forever! But her new summer job as a companion to Holly Chapman, a former riding star who’s now confined to a wheelchair, takes her back to the barn—the last place Kate wants to be. Can Kate keep her terrible secret from Holly, who is fast becoming her best friend? And, more important, can she keep her secret from Angela Dean, a teenage bully who … [Read more...] about Keeping Secrets by Maggie Dana
