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Samirah's Ride: The Story of an Arabian Filly - (Breyer Horse Collection) by Annie Wedekind (Paperback)

Samirah's Ride: The Story of an Arabian Filly - (Breyer Horse Collection) by  Annie Wedekind (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Samirah, a spirited Arabian filly, and her girl, Jasper, live on a struggling dude ranch in Utah. Jasper fears her beloved horse will be sold. Desperate, she concocts a plan that unwittingly brings the duo to the edge of catastrophe.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Samirah's Ride </i>is the third book in Annie Wedekind's The Breyer Horse Collection series</b> <p/>Samirah is an eight-year-old Arabian mare, who has been carefully raised and trained by her girl, Jasper, to be the ultimate family ranch horse. Sami has long sensed that Jasper is itching for freedom, and wants to be a real cowgirl. And when Jasper hears a rumor that her family is being forced to sell their ranch and decides to run away, the filly and her girl find themselves lost in a beautiful, legendary wilderness, but one fraught with dangers. Sami must use all of her resources and strength to keep them both alive. Our Arabian will do everything for her girl, and the girl will do everything for her horse.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Horse fans and animal lovers will embrace this book with unbridled enthusiasm. It deserves a place next to Marguerite Henry or even Jack London on young readers' bookshelves." --<i>School Library Journal on Wild World</i> <p/>"Sensitive, sophisticated and lyrically written, Wedekind's debut portrays the typical teen struggle for self-awareness in an anything-but-typical fashion. Possibly the most honest horse book since <i>National Velvet</i>, from an equestrian point-of-view, this offering's riding scenes combine accuracy with seat-of-the-pants excitement. A champion." --<i>Kirkus Reviews, starred review on A Horse of Her Own</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Annie Wedekind</b> grew up riding horses in Louisville, Kentucky. Since then, she's been in the saddle in every place she's lived, from Rhode Island to New Orleans, South Africa to New York. Her first novel, <i>A Horse of Her Own</i>, was praised by Kirkus as possibly the most honest horse book since National Velvet . . . A champion. She is also the author of The Breyer Horse Collection books, including <i>Wild Blue, Little Prince</i>, and <i>Mercury's Flight</i>. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

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