| Shadow Horse Contributor(s): Hart, Alison (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375802630 ISBN-13: 9780375802638 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Nominee Best Juvenile Novel After assaulting the owner of the horse farm where she works, thirteen-year-old Jasmine Schuler must face the inside of a courtroom and then juvenile hall. Jas knows no one will believe her defense -- that the man she attacked had poisoned Whirlwind, the mare she loved. Wealthy horse owner Hugh Robicheaux is powerful enough to shift all blame to Jas's grandfather. But Jas refuses to give up. After the judge pronounces her guilty of assault and puts her into foster care at Second Chance, a farm for abused animals, she remains determined to prove her charge against Hugh. The key becomes a scrawny brown gelding she rescues at a horse auction. She's sure Shadow is somehow connected to the mare she lost, but how? Deftly written by a teacher and equestrian who has authored over 50 books, this heartwarming and inspiring novel will have special appeal for mystery fans as well as young horse lovers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Animals - Horses - Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98043845 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: Shadow Horse |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.2" W x 6.8" (0.32 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 70202 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Horses + mystery + rescuing abused animals = a triple crown of perpetually popular preteen genres Thirteen-year-old Jasmine is found guilty of assaulting Hugh Robicheaux, the owner of the horse farm where she works. But she's still determined to prove that Robicheaux killed Whirlwind, the mare she loved. Jas is sure that Shadow Horse, a scrawny brown gelding she rescues at a horse auction, is the key to the mystery--but just how is Shadow Horse connected to Whirlwind? Deftly written by a teacher and equestrian who has authored more than sixty books, this heartwarming and inspiring Edgar Award nominee will have special appeal for mystery fans as well as young horse lovers. |