Author:Bonnie Bryant
Max, the owner of Pine Hollow Stables, has decided to start a Pony Club, and Stevie, Carole and Lisa are overjoyed. The Pony Club covers everything from horse care to stable management, and it’s a great chance for the Saddle Club girls to get horse wise. Carole just wishes her usually wonderful father hadn’t volunteered to help out. He doesn’t know the first thing about horses – or how big a responsibility it is to take care of them. That’s something spoiled Veronica diAngelo doesn’t understand either. She’s getting another horse and the girls are angry. None of them, especially Carole, can forget that Veronica’s carelessness killed her first horse. But Lisa’s worries that Carole and Stevie are jealous, as well. How in the world can she tell them that she’s getting a horse, too? Will Lisa have to choose between her dream come true and her best friends? It all comes to a head when Veronica’s reckless behavior puts a young colt’s life in danger – and the Saddle Club to pull together to save a precious life!
Mr Ransome again equals or perhaps excels himself...every boy will vote this detective story super
—— New StatesmanIn my early teens I read Arthur Ransome's books, The Coot Club and The Big Six... They impressed me so much that I persuaded my father to take me on holiday to the Norfolk Broads where we had great fun teaching ourselves to sail, all on the impetus of Ransome's books
—— Aidan Chambers , ObserverA continuation of Coot Club and as good as ever
—— ObserverThe adventure, though engrossing, is only part of a book in which the cry and flight of birds, the small of water and tarry ropes, and the jargon of men and boys brought up to use their hands and senses are all delightfully plain to us
—— Times Literary SupplementA lovely, forgotten classic that deserves to be reprinted
—— Jacqueline Wilson , The TimesA charming tale for readers old and new
—— SmallishI read it a dozen-odd times as a child – and nowadays it’s my flu book. If I’m ever under the weather, I read it and cheer myself up
—— Jacqueline Wilson , Mail OnlineAs in the first volume there are plenty of heart-stopping moments and a generous dollop of gore, but nothing most teens and confident readers can't handle: in fact, the problem will be to persuade them to put the book down. In short, it's both gross and engrossing!
—— The BookbagThe Whispering Skull frees Stroud to let his flair for spectacle run riot, resulting in several deftly constructed set-pieces far more akin to true horror than the ghost house antics of the first book.
—— StarburstAs in the first instalment, Stroud manages to perfectly balance grisly encounters with gleefully sarcastic humour.
—— Independent Children's blogThis is quality reading for young and old. Bring on those ghosts, but first hand me my rapier!
—— Ann Giles, BookwitchThere's a dark, macabre air to these books that Stroud handles with an expert touch, perfectly balancing the supernatural with witty repartee and serpentine plots (no one could ever accuse Stroud of dumbing down). After The Screaming Staircase, our trio is back with a second instalment to sort out a seriously creepy talking skull trapped inside a glass jar. Ghost-busting has never been more engrossing.
—— Dad.info BlogThe spine-tingling performance of Lyons’ narration will keep listeners on the edge of their seat.
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