Blue Ribbon Champ

Blue Ribbon Champ
Author: Marsha Hubler
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2010-02-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0310717973

One of the special-needs children riding horses at Keystone Stables during the summer has Down syndrome and when his affection for Skye embarrasses her, she begins to treat him harshly.

Blue Ribbon Champ

Blue Ribbon Champ
Author: Marsha Hubler
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2010-08-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0310429358

In the sixth book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, foster child Skye learns the true meaning of love when one of the returning campers with Downs Syndrome is insistent she is his girlfriend, and won’t leave her—or her beloved horse, Champ—alone. Skye knows she should be kind to Joey Klingerman, and that he’s probably the most loving person she’s ever met, but his clinginess and insistence he and Skye are dating has become too much. Not only are his proclamations and “chivalrous” actions embarrassing, Joey won’t stop pestering Skye to let him ride Champ, her sorrel quarter horse. And while she knows it’s selfish, no one rides Champ but her. Joey has an opportunity to compete at the Snyder County Horse show—but it could mean Skye sacrificing her own chance for a blue ribbon. As the competition nears, Skye prays for a miracle, either for Joey or her own hardening heart. Blue Ribbon Champ: is written by an author who has firsthand experience with horses and foster care is a contemporary and realistic plot, with an inspirational Christian message features a character with special needs contains extensive back matter on different horse breeds, how to care for them, and horsemanship, as well as facts, diagrams, and a glossary of horse terms so girls can better know their favorite animal

Leading the Way

Leading the Way
Author: Marsha Hubler
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0310717965

Although Skye has looked forward to teaching Katie, a blind camper, about riding and handling horses, Katie's bitterness over being blind and her parents' upcoming divorce challenge Skye's ability to teach and to share God's love.

Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: Minnesota State Agricultural Society
Publisher:
Total Pages: 598
Release: 1952
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Rainbow in the Flames

Rainbow in the Flames
Author: Linda Franklin
Publisher: Inspiring Voices
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2013-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1462405452

With a sickening dread Linda suddenly realizes that she holds little Jed's survival in her own burned hands. The inferno that exploded their quiet world has left her eight-year-old son with severe burns over more than half of his body, most of them third degree. But with neither vehicle nor phone how will they escape from the remote mountain? Rainbow in the Flames is not only the touching survival story of young Jed Franklin's courageous uphill battle, physically and emotionally, from a severe burn injury, but it also includes the struggle of his parents to relate to their life-altering reality. Laugh and cry with the Franklin Family as they take their first steps toward healing. "Once in a great while I stumble onto a great book. One that celebrates life and courage and hope and constancy, parenthood overcoming overwhelming obstacles, and true enduring marital love. Linda Franklin's Rainbow in the Flames is just such a treasure to read." -Joe L. Wheeler, Ph.D. Editor/Compiler of 71 books including several series: Christmas in My Heart, The Good Lord Made Them All, Great Stories Remembered, and Forged in the Fire.

Baseball in April and Other Stories

Baseball in April and Other Stories
Author: Gary Soto
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1990
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152025670

The Mexican American author Gary Soto draws on his own experience of growing up in California's Central Valley in this finely crafted collection of eleven short stories that reveal big themes in the small events of daily life. Crooked teeth, ponytailed girls, embarrassing grandfathers, imposter Barbies, annoying brothers, Little League tryouts, and karate lessons weave the colorful fabric of Soto's world. The smart, tough, vulnerable kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desires belong to all of us. Glossary of Spanish terms included. Awards: ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Booklist Editors' Choice, Horn Book Fanfare Selection, Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Book, Parenting Magazine's Reading Magic Award, John and Patricia Beatty Award