Saddle Club Book 1 Horse Crazy

Twelve-year-olds Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake have been best friends ever since they met at Pine Hollow stables. So when thirteen-year-old Lisa Atwood shows up for her first lesson dressed in fancy riding gear - and acting chummy with the snobbiest girl in town - the girls aren't sure she'll fit in. But Lisa soon shows herself to be a quick learner, and Carole and Stevie can't help but admire her natural riding talents. Soon the three girls are fast friends. They begin to make plans for the MTO, the long-awaited Mountain Trail Overnight campout for the students of Pine Hollow. There's just one problem: Stevie's parents won't pay for it unless she improves her grades...

Lisa love being a member of the Saddle Club. But lately, Stevie and Carole haven't had time for her or their friendship. And if she can'tconvince her friends that their club is just as important, she may have to find new members to replace them. . . .

The Saddle Club stars three heroines, Stevie, Carole and Lisa, who form The Saddle Club at the Pine Hollow Stables. Each character has a distinctly different personality but all share an equal love of horses and a strong loyalty to each other. Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake have been best friends ever since they met at Pine Hollow Stables. So when Lisa Atwood shows up for her first riding lesson dressed in fancy riding gear - acting chummy with the snobbiest girl in town - the girls aren't sure she'll fit in. But Lisa works hard, and Carole and Stevie can't help admiring her natural riding talent. Most importantly, the three girls share a special bond that make them fast friends: their love of horses. With the formation of the Saddle Club, the girls start making plans for the long awaited Mountain Trial Overnight Camp. A tragic accident makes Carole lose the one thing she loved most in the world and she swears to never ride again.

For use in schools and libraries only. Carole and Stevie are happy to find that Lisa, the new student at Pine Hollow Stables, shares their enthusiasm for riding and horses and, as their friendship grows, the three girls decide to form the Saddle Club.

Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake have been best friends ever since they met at Pine Hollow Stables. So when Lisa Atwood shows up for her first riding lesson dressed in fancy riding gear - acting chummy with the snobbiest girl in town - the girls aren't sure she'll fit in. But Lisa works hard, and Carole and Stevie can't help admiring her natural riding talent. Most importantly, the three girls share a special bond that make them fast friends: their love of horses.With the formation of the Saddle Club, the girls start making plans for the long-awaited Mountain Trail Overnight camp. A tragic accident makes Carole lose the one thing she loved most in the world and she swears to never ride again.ABOUT THE TV PRODUCTIONBased on the best-selling book series, THE SADDLE CLUB, Crawfords Australia has produced a 26 part children's television series to be shown on the ABC starting in late February early March 2001. Filmed entirely in Australia and sold worldwide the series features three strong heroines who share a love of horses and a strong loyalty to each other. With its compelling pre-teen heroines, THE SADDLE CLUB is targeted at girls aged eight to twelve and their families. Set at Pine Hollow Stables, a state of the art riding facility, all of the 26 half hour episodes take the three girls on a journey of personal discovery and growth.In forming THE SADDLE CLUB the girls promise to remain loyal to each other, to help each other through the good times and bad, and to stay horse crazy!To coincide with the release of the TV series, Random House are publishing a new title and two previous double title bindups with TV tie-in jackets.Following new titles and bindups will follow in June and August 2001.The Saddle Club TV Ed: The New Rider $9.95 1740517423The Saddle Club TV Bindup Ed: Horse Crazy/Horse Shy $12.95 1740517431The Saddle Club TV Bindup Ed: Horse Sense/Horse Power $12.95 174051744XABOUT THE AUTHORBonnie Bryant is the author of nearly a hundred books about horses, including The Saddle Club series, Saddle Club Super Editions, and the Pony Tails series, She has also written novels and movie novelisations under her married name, B.B. Hiller.Ms Bryant began writing The Saddle Club in 1986. Although she had done some riding before that, she intensified her studies then and found herself learning right along with her characters Stevie, Carole, and Lisa. She claims that they are all much better riders than she is.Ms Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She still lives there, in Greenwich Village, with her two sons.

This is the latest book in the 'Saddle Club' series, about three twelve-year-old girls who are drawn together by their love of horses.

Zachary Simpson has only just started riding at Pine Hollows, but everyone is totally impressed by his natural talent. Everyone except Carole Hanson, that is. She's glad that he seems to love riding, but she's a little uncomfortable at how much attention he's getting from everyone else in Pony Club. Is Carole just jealous? And is Zach a mere flash in the pan, or is he the real thing? The upcoming Pony Club competition should give Zach a chance to show everyone what he's capable of and answer those questions.But Zach falls apart, and the show is a disaster. Then he announces that he's going to quit riding. Suddenly it's up to Carole to remind Zach of all the things that make riding and horses so special. Can she convince him to get back in the saddle?ABOUT THE TV PRODUCTIONBased on the best-selling book series, THE SADDLE CLUB, Crawfords Australia has produced a 26 part children's television series to be shown on the ABC starting in late February early March 2001. Filmed entirely in Australia and sold worldwide the series features three strong heroines who share a love of horses and a strong loyalty to each other. With its compelling pre-teen heroines, THE SADDLE CLUB is targeted at girls aged eight to twelve and their families. Set at Pine Hollow Stables, a state of the art riding facility, all of the 26 half hour episodes take the three girls on a journey of personal discovery and growth.In forming THE SADDLE CLUB the girls promise to remain loyal to each other, to help each other through the good times and bad, and to stay horse crazy!To coincide with the release of the TV series, Random House are publishing a new title and two previous double title bindups with TV tie-in jackets.Following new titles and bindups will follow in May and July 2001.The Saddle Club TV Ed: The New Rider $9.95 1740517423The Saddle Club TV Bindup Ed: Horse Crazy/Horse Shy $12.95 1740517431The Saddle Club TV Bindup Ed: Horse Sense/Horse Power $12.95 174051744X

Best friends May Grover and Jasmine James each have their own pony. They also belong to the local Pony Club at Pine Hollow Stables. They’re determined to do well in the Pony Club mounted games, and they practise whenever possible. Then a new neighbour moves into the house between May and Jasmine. At night, lights flicker on and off and strange noises come from the stables. What’s going on? Can two pony-crazy girls find out? From the author of the bestselling series, The Saddle Club.