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Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
"Filled with stride-by-stride racing action, Native Dancer tells not only the Dancer's story but those of the people in his life. Among others, we meet the Grey Ghost's millionaire owner, Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who spent his entire career hoping for a Derby winner; his shrewd and devoted trainer, Bill Winfrey; and his jockey, Eric Guerin, a Cajun who was haunted by the Derby for the rest of his life"--Dustjacket.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"The dramatic true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous, Civil War-era South, despite going nearly blind, and became the most successful sire in American racing history. The early days of American horse-racing were grueling. Four-mile heats-races four miles long, run two or three times in succession!-were the norm, rewarding horses who possessed the ideal combination of stamina and speed, attributes...
68) Dream of Night
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.
Author
Series
Bluegrass volume 1
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
McKenna Mason, a New York City attorney with a love of all things Prada, is on the run from a group of powerful, dangerous men. McKenna turns to a teenage crush, Will Ashton, for help in starting a new life in beautiful horse country, despite the complications of a nasty ex-wife, an ex-boyfriend intent on murder, and a feisty race horse who refuses to race without a kiss.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Zippy Chippy is descended from the leading legends of horse racing. He is destined for greatness and glory. But . . . when the starting bell rings, it's anybody's guess what Zippy will do. Will Zippy go for a gentle trot around the track or stop and smell the roses? Or, perhaps, never even leave the starting gate?! What's an owner to do? Try and try again! After all, he believes in Zippy- and, besides, the horse is now a part of the family. But as...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"For generations Arizona's Picture Rocks -- magnificent and virtually inaccessible cliffs -- sheltered the Jores from the long arm of the law. The Jores have recently come into the possession of Black Wing, one of the finest stallions ever bred in America. When three race-track fanatics -- a melancholy, saddle-born cowboy, the Reno Kid; the flashy gambler, Race Coulter; and the shrewd race horse breeder, Luke Chartres -- enter that stronghold determined...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
THE ORANGE OUTLAW
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink’s Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. Do the kids have enough clues to catch this crafty—and hungry—crook?
THE PANDA PUZZLE
The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars. . . . Can...
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink’s Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. Do the kids have enough clues to catch this crafty—and hungry—crook?
THE PANDA PUZZLE
The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars. . . . Can...
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