More than anything else, Sarah wants a horse of her own. For years, she has dreamed about how it would be to have one -- how she would ride it and take care of it and love it. Now, her dream seems possible. Her family has moved to the country, and th...
From award-winning author Jessie Haas, nine interconnected tales about kids and their love of animalsIn “The Wake,” fifteen-year-old Kris tries to comfort her great-aunt Mil, who is grief stricken over the death of Puttins, her old cat an...
"As Aunt Alice and Cousin Kate's visit draws near, Tess and her mother embark on an emergency cleaning program that leaves them exhausted, their pets banished to the yard, and their house too neat to feel like home. When Tess overhears Alice and Kate...
When his great-uncle Daney comes to live with Cole's family after being crippled in a logging accident, the two work together all summer to find a way to make enough money to buy feed so they can keep Daney's old horse...
Mad Parker has just graduated from eighth grade, where she had nearly perfected the art of becoming invisible, unnoticed, gone-to teachers, to classmates, to her mother, almost to herself. Now she is spending the summer ( a summer of Three Rs: r...
Radish is a feisty pony--and the best teacher Judy has ever had. He teaches her how to ride, and how to go fast and far, and even how to fall off. But most of all, he teaches her to be patient. And when Judy outgrows him, he teaches Nina all the s...
Molly and Anna are going to the horse show. Will they win ribbons? They may win one if their costume is clever enough.They may win more if they're good enough riders. But everything depends on whether Scamper behaves himself.
Scamper knows w...
Jane loves ponies. Luckily her Grandma Aggie has two. SweetPea is old and gentle. Jane learns how to ride on her. Popcorn -- who was born on the same day as Jane -- is young and energetic. Popcorn loves to jump and go fast, and Jane ...
Radish is a feisty pony -- and the best teacher Judy has ever had. He teaches her how to ride, how to go fast and far, and even how to fall off. But most of all, he teaches her to be patient. When Judy outgrows him, Radish teaches Nina all the sam...
The only thing twins Fran and Kiera have ever agreed on is thatit would be wonderful to own a pony -- a pony they could gallop and leap over jumps.One day their father brings them Jigsaw, a Shetland pony who needs a new family. Jigsaw is the perfe...
Set in Wyoming, Chico's Challenge follows a young buckskin quarter horse who is trade to Sierra, a teen who works her father's ranch and dreams of becoming a cutting horse champion. Chico seems to have the makings of a great cow horse, but...he has n...
Come along for a spirited ride as Bramble - a horse with interesting "little ways"- and her devoted girl, Maggie, make their debut in this inviting early reader. Maggie wants a pony to ride and take care of, and to prepare she's been reading a big...
Life is changing for Saige. Her grandma is still recovering from the accident, and Saige misses the time they spent together. She takes comfort in riding Georgia, her grandma's youngest horse. She knows her grandma needs cheering up, so Saige comes u...
Maggie and her mischievous horse, Bramble, are back for another spirited romp through the ins and outs of friendship. Maggie loves introducing her new horse, Bramble, to the neighborhood, the beach, and the backyard. Bramble has fun too, once she ...
What is the mystery of Beware's name? To Lily, who has outgrown her pony, the mare Gramp brings home seems to be the answer to her dreams. But Gramp is uneasy. He can't help wondering why the mare is called Beware. Under Gramp's cautious supervision,...
A VOYA Poetry Pick: Award-winning author Jessie Haas takes readers on a ride back in time to celebrate the special bond between horses and humans “We have all been changed by the horse, for better and worse.” -- Jessie Haas Jessie Haas travels ...
A fifteen-year-old copes with a parent's imminent death by nurturing two orphaned kittens in the New England countryside Philip Johnson has recently moved with his mother and terminally ill father from his beloved midwestern farm to a New England...
Based on real-life events, a gripping historical novel from award-winning young adult author Jessie Haas To Sue Gorham, life in Westminster West isn't fair, not at all. It isn't fair that she has to do most of the backbreaking chores on their Ver...
James MacLiesh shocks his conventional parents when he chooses to work with horses instead of going to college -- can he make it happen? Bucking his parents -- and tradition -- seventeen-year-old James MacLiesh decides he wants to be a horse trainer....
Lily's beloved horse Beware is sick -- can Lily save her? Something's wrong with Beware. Lily knows the minute she spies the mare standing under the trees, the way Beware does in summer to get away from the heat. But today there's no shade beneat...
An untamed horse has run away -- can Lily and Beware find him and bring him home? After a storm scatters all the livestock on her grandparents' farm, Lily discovers that Gramp's wild black Morgan is missing. Stogie's a horse with a mind of his ow...
In the first horse show with her new mare, Lily competes against her best friend for the blue ribbon Today's the big day. Lily and her horse, Beware, are going to compete in the junior horse show. Lily's best friend, Mandy, is also in the competi...
In the sequel to KEEPING BARNEY, Sarah's finally going to get her own horse, but there are too many to choose from -- and she wants one just like Barney! With his broad chest, round rump, and short legs, Barney looks more like a Shetland pony than a ...
Bramble, a persnickety but lovable horse, and Maggie, her patient owner, build an even stronger friendship as they brave the surprises of autumn. In their third adventure, Bramble and Maggie explore a new season together -- fall! Leaves crunch u...
In this horse adventure perfect for fans of Black Beauty, a Connemara pony is pampered and beloved, then abused and neglected, until twelve-year-old Rae brings love to her again.Princess lives a charmed life of brown sugar cubes, crunchy apples,...