Author: Laura Bloom
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1760650684
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Frankie’s dream is more like a nightmare when her new horse turns out to be Zen – a shaggy, disobedient clown of a pony, who will totally wreck her chances of fitting in at Pony Club in her new town. Zen is everything Frankie doesn’t want – until the magnetic horse whisperer Shannon shows her just what Zen could be if ridden freely. Natural horsemanship opens up a whole new way of riding and a whole new world of connection between Zen and Frankie. But Frankie’s dad is getting more depressed after her parents’ divorce, star rider and star mean girl Violet has it in for Frankie, and her best friend Kai is keeping a secret. Then Shannon announces she’s closing down her riding centre. Frankie’s got an idea that could save it … but can she and Zen rise to the challenge?
Dream Riders: Frankie
Author: Laura Bloom
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1760650684
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Frankie’s dream is more like a nightmare when her new horse turns out to be Zen – a shaggy, disobedient clown of a pony, who will totally wreck her chances of fitting in at Pony Club in her new town. Zen is everything Frankie doesn’t want – until the magnetic horse whisperer Shannon shows her just what Zen could be if ridden freely. Natural horsemanship opens up a whole new way of riding and a whole new world of connection between Zen and Frankie. But Frankie’s dad is getting more depressed after her parents’ divorce, star rider and star mean girl Violet has it in for Frankie, and her best friend Kai is keeping a secret. Then Shannon announces she’s closing down her riding centre. Frankie’s got an idea that could save it … but can she and Zen rise to the challenge?
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1760650684
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Frankie’s dream is more like a nightmare when her new horse turns out to be Zen – a shaggy, disobedient clown of a pony, who will totally wreck her chances of fitting in at Pony Club in her new town. Zen is everything Frankie doesn’t want – until the magnetic horse whisperer Shannon shows her just what Zen could be if ridden freely. Natural horsemanship opens up a whole new way of riding and a whole new world of connection between Zen and Frankie. But Frankie’s dad is getting more depressed after her parents’ divorce, star rider and star mean girl Violet has it in for Frankie, and her best friend Kai is keeping a secret. Then Shannon announces she’s closing down her riding centre. Frankie’s got an idea that could save it … but can she and Zen rise to the challenge?
Dream Riders: Storm
Author: Laura Bloom
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1760650706
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Living in a remote reach of The Pocket, twelve-year-old Storm is a hippy home-schooler Medievalist who knows almost nothing about the modern world. After taking out the archery prize at the local show, Storm spots the horse of her dreams, Morning Mist, on the jousting field. Inspired by Frankie’s demonstration of natural horsemanship, the headstrong Storm immediately decides to join the Dream Riders and buy Morning Mist with her prize money. But she’s told to forget it in no uncertain terms by the owner, Margery, a crotchety widower and champion marmalade-maker who has no time for hippies. As Storm begins learning natural horsemanship with the Dream Riders her extraordinary talent becomes clear. She could ride just about any horse – but she’s not prepared to give up on Morning Mist.
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1760650706
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Living in a remote reach of The Pocket, twelve-year-old Storm is a hippy home-schooler Medievalist who knows almost nothing about the modern world. After taking out the archery prize at the local show, Storm spots the horse of her dreams, Morning Mist, on the jousting field. Inspired by Frankie’s demonstration of natural horsemanship, the headstrong Storm immediately decides to join the Dream Riders and buy Morning Mist with her prize money. But she’s told to forget it in no uncertain terms by the owner, Margery, a crotchety widower and champion marmalade-maker who has no time for hippies. As Storm begins learning natural horsemanship with the Dream Riders her extraordinary talent becomes clear. She could ride just about any horse – but she’s not prepared to give up on Morning Mist.
Dream Riders: Kai
Author: Laura Bloom
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1406394130
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. When Shannon (the horse whisperer) takes the Dream Riders on a trip to the Brumby Rescue Centre, to pick out a wild horse to train, Kai decides to go too. He's not that interested in horses, but he's best friends with Frankie, he really likes Violet, and it's the last weekend before he leaves. When they get to the Centre, though, Kai meets two brumbies who completely change the way he feels about horses, not to mention Frankie and Violet, and the place that he calls "home". He's been missing his old life in the city - especially his wise and funny older sister, Jindy - but now he's met Jarrah the gentle giant, and Monty, the scrappy grey, nothing will ever be the same again.
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1406394130
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. When Shannon (the horse whisperer) takes the Dream Riders on a trip to the Brumby Rescue Centre, to pick out a wild horse to train, Kai decides to go too. He's not that interested in horses, but he's best friends with Frankie, he really likes Violet, and it's the last weekend before he leaves. When they get to the Centre, though, Kai meets two brumbies who completely change the way he feels about horses, not to mention Frankie and Violet, and the place that he calls "home". He's been missing his old life in the city - especially his wise and funny older sister, Jindy - but now he's met Jarrah the gentle giant, and Monty, the scrappy grey, nothing will ever be the same again.
Dream Riders
Author: Laura Bloom
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760650513
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that's left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Frankie's dream is more like a nightmare when her new horse turns out to be Zen - a shaggy, disobedient clown of a pony, who will totally wreck her chances of fitting in at Pony Club in her new town. Zen is everything Frankie doesn't want - until the magnetic horse whisperer Shannon shows her just what Zen could be if ridden freely. Natural horsemanship opens up a whole new way of riding and a whole new world of connection between Zen and Frankie. But Frankie's dad is getting more depressed after her parents' divorce, star rider and star mean girl Violet has it in for Frankie, and her best friend Kai is keeping a secret. Then Shannon announces she's closing down her riding centre. Frankie's got an idea that could save it ... but can she and Zen rise to the challenge?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760650513
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that's left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Frankie's dream is more like a nightmare when her new horse turns out to be Zen - a shaggy, disobedient clown of a pony, who will totally wreck her chances of fitting in at Pony Club in her new town. Zen is everything Frankie doesn't want - until the magnetic horse whisperer Shannon shows her just what Zen could be if ridden freely. Natural horsemanship opens up a whole new way of riding and a whole new world of connection between Zen and Frankie. But Frankie's dad is getting more depressed after her parents' divorce, star rider and star mean girl Violet has it in for Frankie, and her best friend Kai is keeping a secret. Then Shannon announces she's closing down her riding centre. Frankie's got an idea that could save it ... but can she and Zen rise to the challenge?
The Women and the Girls
Author: Laura Bloom
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761061003
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Laura Bloom has such a unique talent for modern historical fiction and this time it was a joy to be catapulted back to the 1970s. When I turned the last page I was so sad to say goodbye to her beautifully observed characters. A delight from start to finish!' Liane Moriarty Three friends. Three marriages left behind. Life begins in earnest. It's 1977, and warm, bohemian Libby - stay-at-home mother, genius entertainer and gifted cook - is lonely. When she meets Carol, who has recently emigrated from London with her controlling husband and is feeling adrift, and Anna, who loves her career but not her marriage, the women form an unexpected bond. Their husbands aren't happy about it, and neither are their daughters. Set against a backdrop of inner-city grunge and 70s glamour, far-out parties and ABBA songs, The Women and The Girls is a funny, questioning and moving novel about love, friendship, work, family, and freedom. The Women and the Girls explores the price, and the rewards, of family and friendship in the Age of Aquarius - at the dawning of the Age of Divorce. 'In this light hearted novel, Laura Bloom rejects the traditional rom-com, opting instead to follow a more contemporary journey of self-reckoning. Fans of Liane Moriarty will enjoy this friendship-driven romp.' - Books+Publishing
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761061003
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Laura Bloom has such a unique talent for modern historical fiction and this time it was a joy to be catapulted back to the 1970s. When I turned the last page I was so sad to say goodbye to her beautifully observed characters. A delight from start to finish!' Liane Moriarty Three friends. Three marriages left behind. Life begins in earnest. It's 1977, and warm, bohemian Libby - stay-at-home mother, genius entertainer and gifted cook - is lonely. When she meets Carol, who has recently emigrated from London with her controlling husband and is feeling adrift, and Anna, who loves her career but not her marriage, the women form an unexpected bond. Their husbands aren't happy about it, and neither are their daughters. Set against a backdrop of inner-city grunge and 70s glamour, far-out parties and ABBA songs, The Women and The Girls is a funny, questioning and moving novel about love, friendship, work, family, and freedom. The Women and the Girls explores the price, and the rewards, of family and friendship in the Age of Aquarius - at the dawning of the Age of Divorce. 'In this light hearted novel, Laura Bloom rejects the traditional rom-com, opting instead to follow a more contemporary journey of self-reckoning. Fans of Liane Moriarty will enjoy this friendship-driven romp.' - Books+Publishing
Dream Riders
Author: Laura Bloom
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760650537
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that¿s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Living in a remote reach of The Pocket, twelve-year-old Storm is a hippy home-schooler Medievalist who knows almost nothing about the modern world. After taking out the archery prize at the local show, Storm spots the horse of her dreams, Morning Mist, on the jousting field. Inspired by Frankie¿s demonstration of natural horsemanship, the headstrong Storm immediately decides to join the Dream Riders and buy Morning Mist with her prize money. But she¿s told to forget it in no uncertain terms by the owner, Margery, a crotchety widower and champion marmalade-maker who has no time for hippies. As Storm begins learning natural horsemanship with the Dream Riders her extraordinary talent becomes clear. She could ride just about any horse ¿ but she¿s not prepared to give up on Morning Mist.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760650537
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Without a saddle or bridle, all that¿s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Living in a remote reach of The Pocket, twelve-year-old Storm is a hippy home-schooler Medievalist who knows almost nothing about the modern world. After taking out the archery prize at the local show, Storm spots the horse of her dreams, Morning Mist, on the jousting field. Inspired by Frankie¿s demonstration of natural horsemanship, the headstrong Storm immediately decides to join the Dream Riders and buy Morning Mist with her prize money. But she¿s told to forget it in no uncertain terms by the owner, Margery, a crotchety widower and champion marmalade-maker who has no time for hippies. As Storm begins learning natural horsemanship with the Dream Riders her extraordinary talent becomes clear. She could ride just about any horse ¿ but she¿s not prepared to give up on Morning Mist.
The Life and Deaths of Frankie D.
Author: Colleen Nelson
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459747607
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A fantastical novel from award-winning author Colleen Nelson, about a hundred-year-old side show and a girl with no past. Frankie doesn’t trust easily. Not others and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival side show, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named Monsieur Duval have an eerie familiarity to them. Frankie gets drawn deeper into Alligator Girl’s world and the secrets that keep the performers bound together. But a startling encounter with Monsieur Duval when she’s awake makes Frankie wonder what’s real and what’s in her head. As Frankie’s and Alligator Girl’s stories unfold, Frankie’s life takes a sharp turn. Are the dreams her way of working through her trauma or is there a more sinister plan at work? And if there is, does she have the strength to fight it?
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459747607
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A fantastical novel from award-winning author Colleen Nelson, about a hundred-year-old side show and a girl with no past. Frankie doesn’t trust easily. Not others and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival side show, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named Monsieur Duval have an eerie familiarity to them. Frankie gets drawn deeper into Alligator Girl’s world and the secrets that keep the performers bound together. But a startling encounter with Monsieur Duval when she’s awake makes Frankie wonder what’s real and what’s in her head. As Frankie’s and Alligator Girl’s stories unfold, Frankie’s life takes a sharp turn. Are the dreams her way of working through her trauma or is there a more sinister plan at work? And if there is, does she have the strength to fight it?
Ride a Cockhorse
Author: Raymond Kennedy
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
A revolution is under way at a once sleepy New England bank. Forty-five-year-old Frances Fitzgibbons has gone from sweet-tempered loan officer to insatiable force of nature almost overnight. Suddenly she’s brazenly seducing the high-school drum major, taking over her boss’s office, firing anyone who crosses her, inspiring populist fervor, and publicly announcing plans to crush her local rivals en route to dominating the entire banking industry in the northeast. The terrifying new order instituted by Frankie and her offbeat goon squad (led by her devoted hairdresser and including her own son-in-law) is an awesome spectacle to behold. Brimming with snappy dialogue and gleeful obscenity, Ride a Cockhorse is a rollicking cautionary tale of small-town demagoguery that might be seen to prefigure both America’s current financial woes and the rise of Sarah Palin. Frances is in any case a beautiful monster of an antiheroine—resist her at your peril!
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
A revolution is under way at a once sleepy New England bank. Forty-five-year-old Frances Fitzgibbons has gone from sweet-tempered loan officer to insatiable force of nature almost overnight. Suddenly she’s brazenly seducing the high-school drum major, taking over her boss’s office, firing anyone who crosses her, inspiring populist fervor, and publicly announcing plans to crush her local rivals en route to dominating the entire banking industry in the northeast. The terrifying new order instituted by Frankie and her offbeat goon squad (led by her devoted hairdresser and including her own son-in-law) is an awesome spectacle to behold. Brimming with snappy dialogue and gleeful obscenity, Ride a Cockhorse is a rollicking cautionary tale of small-town demagoguery that might be seen to prefigure both America’s current financial woes and the rise of Sarah Palin. Frances is in any case a beautiful monster of an antiheroine—resist her at your peril!
A Cowgirl's Heart
Author: Edith MacKenzie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780645015218
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Sometimes the road to happily ever after takes detours you never saw coming?Deb isn't used to needing anyone's help. But an unexpected pregnancy-and single motherhood-turns out to be more than she can manage on her own. Thankfully, her best friend is there to lend a helping hand. The fact that he suddenly seems way more attractive than usual? Well, surely that's just her postpartum hormones talking?right?Mitch is used to getting what he wants. Except her, that is. He's falling hard for Deb and her baby girl, but she seems determined to keep him in the friend zone. Seriously, what's a guy got to do to win an Aussie cowgirl's heart?Now with Deb struggling with the challenges of motherhood, will Mitch ever capture it or will Deb make the mistake of a lifetime?A Cowgirl's Heart, book 2 in the Barrels and Hearts series, is a clean and wholesome contemporary romance featuring a strong, feisty, Aussie cowgirl heroine and the friend who eventually ropes her heart. Grab your copy today and let the wild ride begin.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780645015218
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Sometimes the road to happily ever after takes detours you never saw coming?Deb isn't used to needing anyone's help. But an unexpected pregnancy-and single motherhood-turns out to be more than she can manage on her own. Thankfully, her best friend is there to lend a helping hand. The fact that he suddenly seems way more attractive than usual? Well, surely that's just her postpartum hormones talking?right?Mitch is used to getting what he wants. Except her, that is. He's falling hard for Deb and her baby girl, but she seems determined to keep him in the friend zone. Seriously, what's a guy got to do to win an Aussie cowgirl's heart?Now with Deb struggling with the challenges of motherhood, will Mitch ever capture it or will Deb make the mistake of a lifetime?A Cowgirl's Heart, book 2 in the Barrels and Hearts series, is a clean and wholesome contemporary romance featuring a strong, feisty, Aussie cowgirl heroine and the friend who eventually ropes her heart. Grab your copy today and let the wild ride begin.
A Dream Once Dreamed
Author: Petrie
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1684740347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
It is 1987 and the longing Sally Salzmann feels for the love of her life, Frankie Petrovic, is as sharp now as it was in 1967. In the twenty years since Frankie died, Sally has solely raised their son, Franklin, while never forgetting the man who still holds her heart. But when she receives a mysterious package from Frankie's sister one day, everything changes. Inside the package is a note from his sister along with never-before-seen letters and poems from Frankie. As the contents carry Sally back in time, she embarks on an odyssey from Detroit to San Francisco and Las Vegas as she tries to piece together what happened to Frankie and why everything went wrong so quickly. Accompanied by a friend and Franklin, Sally retraces Frankie's last few months of life. But will she find a way to fulfill his last dream? In this poignant novel, a single mother takes a trip back in time to recreate her soul mate's final days and find a way forward after twenty years of mourning.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1684740347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
It is 1987 and the longing Sally Salzmann feels for the love of her life, Frankie Petrovic, is as sharp now as it was in 1967. In the twenty years since Frankie died, Sally has solely raised their son, Franklin, while never forgetting the man who still holds her heart. But when she receives a mysterious package from Frankie's sister one day, everything changes. Inside the package is a note from his sister along with never-before-seen letters and poems from Frankie. As the contents carry Sally back in time, she embarks on an odyssey from Detroit to San Francisco and Las Vegas as she tries to piece together what happened to Frankie and why everything went wrong so quickly. Accompanied by a friend and Franklin, Sally retraces Frankie's last few months of life. But will she find a way to fulfill his last dream? In this poignant novel, a single mother takes a trip back in time to recreate her soul mate's final days and find a way forward after twenty years of mourning.