Animals
At 18 Annemarie has the world by a string, she has the boyfriend (Roger), the perfect horse Highland Harry (A Brindled Chestnut) and a shot at the Olympics until Harry's shattered pastern ends it all. Harry is put down and Annemarie is left with a broken neck. After months in ICU, numerous surgeries and therapy she walks down the aisle in July to wed Roger. But she never rides again.
20 years later she has a rebellious teenage daughter, a successful husband and an exciting career until all in one day she gets fired, her husband announces he is moving in with the intern Sonja (who is young enough to be his daughter), and she discovers her Father has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). At this point I would have a nervous breakdown but Annemarie packs her bags and takes her teenage daughter home with her so she can run her family's stable.
She reconnects with an old boyfriend (Dan, who happens to be the family vet). Dan runs a horse rescue (he saves horses from slaughter) and he happens upon another Brindled Chestnut that looks remarkably like Harry. The horse turns out the be Harry's brother Highland Hurrah, whose previous owner tried to kill him for the insurance. When Annemarie proves Hurrah's identity he is taken away from her by the authorities. Will she get him back? (you'll have to read the book to find out).
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Arty MOUSE is sleeping in my spot on the bed, so........................................................... I claimed the laundry basket. It is nice and comfy and Tallulah Skye is napping in here too. We are good friends and she told me.......................................
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Animals
Alasandra's Book Club ~ Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen
At 18 Annemarie has the world by a string, she has the boyfriend (Roger), the perfect horse Highland Harry (A Brindled Chestnut) and a shot at the Olympics until Harry's shattered pastern ends it all. Harry is put down and Annemarie is left with a broken neck. After months in ICU, numerous surgeries and therapy she walks down the aisle in July to wed Roger. But she never rides again.
20 years later she has a rebellious teenage daughter, a successful husband and an exciting career until all in one day she gets fired, her husband announces he is moving in with the intern Sonja (who is young enough to be his daughter), and she discovers her Father has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). At this point I would have a nervous breakdown but Annemarie packs her bags and takes her teenage daughter home with her so she can run her family's stable.
She reconnects with an old boyfriend (Dan, who happens to be the family vet). Dan runs a horse rescue (he saves horses from slaughter) and he happens upon another Brindled Chestnut that looks remarkably like Harry. The horse turns out the be Harry's brother Highland Hurrah, whose previous owner tried to kill him for the insurance. When Annemarie proves Hurrah's identity he is taken away from her by the authorities. Will she get him back? (you'll have to read the book to find out).
- Scylla Sunday
Arty MOUSE is sleeping in my spot on the bed, so........................................................... I claimed the laundry basket. It is nice and comfy and Tallulah Skye is napping in here too. We are good friends and she told me.......................................
- Alasandra's Book Club ~ The Android's Dream By John Scalzi
If you are looking for a book to get a male teen to read this is it. The book opens with trade negotiations between Earth and the Nidu being derailed when the Earth delegate farts the Nidu delegate to death (yeah, you read that right). But we can make...
- I Am On Chapter 33 (expect I'll Finish Hp Today)
Harry gets them captured by saying Voldemort's name. It was a stupid thing to do. Harry, Ron, & Hermione are taken to Malfoy Manor. Bellatrix delays summoning Voldemort when she sees the sword of Gryffindor which is suppose to be safe in her vault....
- Voldemort Is A Foe Of Homeschooling
Perhaps the most chilling part of the book for me so far was this. "Attendance in now compulsory for every young witch and wizard" he replied. "That was announced yesterday. It's a change, because it was never obligatory before. Of course, nearly...
- Alasandra's Book Recommendations
Instapundit offers these book recommendation for kids in the intermediate and middle school grades. Alasandra adds these to the list. Harry Potter (series)Artemis Fowl (series), Eoin Colfer has also written other books that would be suitable for younger...