True Riders [Paperback]

Brooke has major boy problems—from her brothers to her crush to her horse—in this sixth book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry’sMisty of Chincoteague.

Boys + ponies = trouble. Lots of it. Brooke’s parents force Brooke to share Foxy with her little brothers and Brooke is none too happy. But sheishappy that her friend Adam has been hanging around more again. She even lets him talk her into entering Foxy in a local show. But it doesn’t help that the twins riding Foxy so much lately is making the pony backslide in her training and act up a bit. And then: disaster! Adam backs out of attending the show, and Brooke almost backs out as well when Foxy throws her off for the first time ever! Will Brooke give up on riding for good?True Riders

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BROOKE RHODES STARED out the classroom window, watching as a brightly colored maple leaf floated lazily to the ground on the breeze. A second later a gust of wind rattled the panes, sending more autumn leaves whirling crazily across the school yard.

Stifling a yawn and pushing her glasses up her nose, Brooke glanced at the clock over the classroom door. English was her last class of the day, and she couldn’t wait to get out of there. The school was overheated and stuffy, making her feel sleepy.

Or maybe it was boredom making her feel that way. At the front of the room, Benji Finnegan was droning on and on about a plane crash and an axe. The class had been doing oral book reports for the past couple of days—Brooke’s report on The Secret Garden had been on Friday—and it seemed to be taking forever to get through them all.

Brooke shifted in her chair, willing the hands of the clock to move faster. It was only MondaylÖ