Saddle Club 63: Stable Hearts

Nov 14, 2024 9:18 PM

Author:Bonnie Bryant

Saddle up for more great riding with the girls of Pine Hollow!

Stevie, Carole, and Lisa are having a blast making plans for the Valentine's Day barn dance at Pine Hollow. Unfortunately, Stevie's boyfriend wants her to go to the dance at his school on the same night. Now Stevie has to figure out how to be in two places at once. In the meantime, The Saddle Club girls have to keep a new rider at Pine Hollow, pesky, old Mr. Stowe out of Mrs. Reg's hair. What would Mrs. Reg do without them!

Reviews

Genuine, imaginative retellings . . . Everything jumps to life in front of your eyes

—— Ted Hughes

The best ever rendering of the Greek myths in modern English

—— The Guardian

Eleanor Updale is an excellent storyteller, building up character, plot and excitement until the reader is compelled to stop everything else until the book is finished

—— The Scotsman

Eleanor Updale's very funny Johnny Swanson introduces a great character . . . The story swings along, providing dastardly villains, inept policemen and a satisfying denouement

—— The Bookseller

Johnny Swanson is a charmingly old fashioned - in the very best way - adventure novel. This is a great read, it zips along and illuminates a period of history that is usually forgotten

—— Write Away!

Super old-fashioned adventure story set in 1929, featuring murder, mayhem, scam adverts and medical malpractice. Thank heavens for the dollop of courage and tenacity. A truly fun read

—— The Bookbag

Many twists and turns, much humour, lots of adventures and a good dollop of fascinating period detail . . . Altogether most engaging and entertaining: the sort of book that is blissfully easy to read without being mindless. Smashing fun

—— An Awfully Big Blog Adventure

Like the best children's books, it's about children, not simplified or toned down for them

—— The Times

This book is distinguished among other features by the immensely convincing background detail of the period setting . . . The characterisation is exemplary, Johnny and his mother being convincing and winning protagonists. This is a remarkable book

—— Armadillo Magazine

Filled with action and suspense, this is a book you will not want to stop reading. A great plot, with an unguessable villain!

—— Scribbler Magazine

The tale rollicks along with suspense, reversal, and surprise . . . Along the way, the author gives us a finely drawn evocation of the drama the French lived through, as well as an enthralling account of how a remarkable car - designed by an Italian, engineered by the French - was born. A captivating book for young people of all ages.

—— T.E. Carhart, bestselling author of 'The Piano Shop on the Left Bank'

My book-loving boy was immediately engrossed . . . Each chapter left him wanting to know what was coming next, and he read it cover to cover with great interest.

—— whatsgoodtodo.co.uk

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