Horse Mad Whispers
Horse Mad Whispers

Author: Kathy Helidoniotis

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 14

ISBN-13: 0730445402

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Ashleigh and her horse-mad friends find themselves facing new challenges at school - from a nasty cyber-bully pushing an anti-horse campaign to a redevelopment plan of their favourite Shady Creek Riding Club. Suitable for ages: 10 - 14. Ash recovers from her accident and discovers natural horsemanship (horse whispering). In doing so, she learns to understand not only Lightning (the horse she was so badly injured by) but horses in general. Meanwhile, Ash is up against a nasty cyber bully, and the anti-horse campaign at Linley is growing. Ash must speak out for Lightning at a meeting to save him from destruction. Overcoming her fear of riding, she finishes the term triumphantly moving to Level A. It looks like her scholarship is finally secure. But her friend Becky is desperate for help - the land that Shady Creek Riding Club uses has been earmarked for development and lots of the boys have quit horses for football. Ash, Becky and Pree come up with a brilliant plan - starting a polocrosse club and kicking off a regional competition. Will it be enough to save Shady Creek Riding Club?Ages: 10 - 14

The Rocking-Horse Winner
The Rocking-Horse Winner

Author: D.H. Lawrence

Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof

Published: 2023-06-06

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 8728206509

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Hester appears to have it all - marriage, a nice home, three children and a stimulating job. But it is not enough. For no matter how much she and her husband earn, she spends more. Driven by a desire to be loved by his mother, young Paul starts betting on the horses with the family's gardener. He wins, wins and just keeps winning. But, as quickly as he hands her the money, Hester has splurged it away. Then, as Derby day approaches, the spooky secret of Paul's endless run of luck is revealed. As tragedy beckons, will Paul win his mother's love? This book is perfect for fans of Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway. It was made into the 1949 fantasy film 'The Rocking Horse Winner', starring John Howard Davies, Valerie Hobson and John Mills. DH Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer and poet. He was at the centre of a great deal of controversy during and after his life, with the explicit nature of some of his novels leading to censorship and protests. Many critics admired his imaginative and deeply descriptive style, though. Among his best-known novels are 'Sons and Lovers', 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love'.

National Velvet
National Velvet

Author: Enid Bagnold

Publisher: Dover Publications

Published: 2019-01-16

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0486828824

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"The book is one that horse lovers of every age cannot fail to enjoy." — The New York Times "Humorous, charming, National Velvet is a little masterpiece." — Time "Put on your not-to-be-missed list." — The New Yorker A butcher's daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with "Oh, God, give me horses, give me horses! Let me be the best rider in England!" The answer to fourteen-year-old Velvet Brown's plea materializes in the form of an unwanted piebald, raffled off in a village lottery, who turns out to be adept at jumping fences—exactly the sort of horse that could win the world's most famous steeplechase, the Grand National. Richly atmospheric of rural English life between the World Wars, National Velvet has enchanted generations of readers since its 1935 debut. The heroine's grit and determination, backed by the support of her eccentric and loving family, offer an inspiring example of the struggles and rewards of following a dream.

The Hero Within
The Hero Within

Author: Cynthia Quicksall Landsberg

Publisher: Colorado Boys Ranch

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781555916114

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A collection of moving stories from the Colorado Boys Ranch.

Horse Mad Heights
Horse Mad Heights

Author: Kathy Helidoniotis

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2010-02-01

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13: 0730400999

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Ash lands a riding scholarship at a new school - but has to deal with being the new kid, and homesickness too Ashleigh Miller has landed a riding scholarship to the prestigious Linley Heights School and she's on top of the world. What horse-mad kid wouldn't want to live, learn and ride at a school where the riding arena is the classroom, the teachers wear joddies and your horse can board with you? It's hard being the new kid, though, particularly when you're homesick. Is being totally horse mad enough to help Ash survive at Linley Heights?

Luminous
Luminous

Author: Alice Tawhai

Publisher: Huia Publishers

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781869692933

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Covers subjects such as love, identity, devotion, and abandonment.

Nice Girls Don’t Play Footy
Nice Girls Don’t Play Footy

Author: Kathy Helidoniotis

Publisher: Scholastic Australia

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1743834756

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More than anything Devi Sharma wants to win the upcoming BollyOz competition for her mum. Then she’ll be on her way to becoming Bollywood’s first ever Australian half-Indian, sort of Kiwi, quarter Scottish, Vaisnavi vegan superstar! Then Devi starts AFL lessons at school and she’s surprised to find she has talent...and a feeling she hasn’t had in a long time. Can Devi convince her family to let her play AFL when ‘nice girls don’t play this football’ and her mum thinks it will risk her winning BollyOz? With the help of her best friend in the whole entire universe, Josie, Devi needs to come up with a plan so she can play footy like she wants and light the fire in her belly once again

Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again

Author: Thanhha Lai

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 0702251178

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Moving to America turns H&à's life inside out. For all the 10 years of her life, H&à has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by, and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H&à and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H&à discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape, and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.