Lauren St. John
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| Title | : | The One Dollar Horse (The One Dollar Horse #1) |
| Author | : | Lauren St. John |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2012 by Orion Childrens (first published 2012) |
| Categories | : | Animals. Horses. Young Adult. Contemporary |
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Fifteen year old Casey Blue lives in East London’s grimmest tower block and volunteers at a local riding school, but her dream is to win the world’s greatest Three Day Event: the Badminton Horse Trials. When she rescues a starving, half-wild horse, she’s convinced that the impossible can be made possible. But she has reckoned without the consequences of her father’s criminal record, or the distraction of a boy with melty, dark eyes, with whom she refuses to fall in love. Casey learns the hard way that no matter how high you jump, or how fast you gallop, you can never outrun the past.Mention Books Supposing The One Dollar Horse (The One Dollar Horse #1)
| ISBN: | 1444002694 (ISBN13: 9781444002690) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The One Dollar Horse #1 |
Rating About Books The One Dollar Horse (The One Dollar Horse #1)
Ratings: 4.25 From 1638 Users | 172 ReviewsCommentary About Books The One Dollar Horse (The One Dollar Horse #1)
A cute little read. The One Dollar Horse chronicles the life of Casey Blue, whose father once stole some money, and now can't find a job for anything. Casey rides at an inner city stable in East London, doing your usual teen obsessed with horses thing, ie, mucking out stalls all day for the chance to trot around on an old nag for 15 minutes. One day, when walking with her father, they find the titular horse, being sent to a knacker's yard. They proceed to buy the horse for one American dollar,I'm a bit conflicted on this one. I enjoyed a lot of the horse descriptions and competitions (they were done really well), and the writing was very enjoyable, but it was a little flat for me. The story is appealing to a young adult or adult audience with interest in horses and competitions, but I felt the style of writing and narrative would be better suited for a younger audience. The characters were likable but never really developed. And I found some of it a little too hard to believe. This
i really enjoyed it> it was really good! it shows you that the impossible can become the possible
This book is truly a brilliant, endearing, and inspirational read. I loved being able to travel with Casey and Storm on their journey from nothingness to stardom. Casey was a sweet girl who, in the end, didnt let things go to her head. Not to say that it was easy. No, it was a rough road, but she soldiered on and got her reward. I also really enjoyed Casey and Stroms relationship and how they built it. I am definitely one who believes in building trust with your horse as a foundation for what
This book is a gorgeous example of how beautiful young adult writing can be. The relationships that Lauren St John creates between the characters, both human and animal kind are heart warming and wonderfully written. Casey and Storm reflect each other in a way that make me, never a horse loving person, want a similar connection. They go through betrayal and hurt together, and fight for their right to live out their dreams.
When I was younger, about every second weekend I would visit the beautiful children's Lion and the Unicorn Bookshop in Richmond (which, sadly, has only recently closed) and one of my favourite choices would always be Lauren St. John's The White Giraffe series, which I devoured. Therefore when I saw not one, but two new Lauren St. John books on the Indigo Bloggers News I couldn't resist. Keeping with the animal theme like in her other books, St. John doesn't fail to enrapture and enchant readers
The One Dollar Horse by Lauren St. JohnOne of the latest releases onto the very female orientated equestrian novel stage (or pony books, whichever floats your boat). It is the first in the series, however it also works well as a stand alone novel I think as well as it is a very complete book.Lauren St John is already a successful childrens novelist, including having been the author of the 2011 Blue peter Book of the Year Award as well as an adult writer, so specialised in both genres, with this
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