Chris Platt

Astra (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Riding Astra makes Lily feel closer to her mom-even if Lily's dad blames horses for her mother's death At thirteen, Lily O'Neil dreams of riding Arabian endurance horses in the Sierra Nevada foothills like her mom once did-before her fatal accident. Now, Lily's father has forbidden her from going near horses ever again-he's even sold her beloved pony, Domino. But Grams understands that horses are Lily's life, just like they were for her mom. Astra Atomica is Lily's favorite, a graceful gray Arabian mare with the potential to become a great champion. Lily's mom saw it too-she rode the spirited animal to several victories-and Lily knows that the freak accident wasn't Astra's fault any more than it was her mother's. Lily's secret dream is to ride Astra all the way to the Tevin Cup, like her mother had planned to do. If only she can make her father see how much her bond with Astra means to her, and how much riding meant to her mother.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Road Media Teen & Tween
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781497637566
• Artikelnr.: 44362209

Autorenporträt

Chris Platt is an award-winning author of more than one dozen books for young readers about horses. Willow Kingwas awarded the Golden Heart Award from the Romance Writers of America, and Star Gazerwas part of the Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List, as well as a Parents' Choice Approved book. Her other novels, including Moon Shadow, Storm Chaser, and Asta, have also earned prizes, such as the Bank Street College of Education Award, and have been championed by librarians, parents, and schools around the country. Before earning her degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno, Platt lived in Oregon, where she was one of the first female jockeys in the state. She is also a marathoner, plays the drums in a bagpipe band, and has a black belt in hard-style Shotokan Karate. She lives in Washoe Valley, Nevada, with her husband, four horses, two cats, and an ornery parrot.