Ariel's Journey (The Ice Horse Adventures, Book 1) [Paperback]

Doug Kane (Author), Christy Wood (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Five very different young women sent to the woods to learn about Icelandic horses, beautiful, fluffy, stocky horses with an uncanny ability to survive harsh climates and dangerous terrain. But this summer camping trip reveals their true power the horses and their young riders must travel centuries into the past to save the village of their ancestors. Uncovering amazing abilities, girls and horses work together to challenge a ruthless enemy, rescue a young princess, and realize their destinies include a prophecy only they can fulfill. Will the girls develop the trust and friendship necessary to battle together? Are the horses going to survive a battle plan sure to end in disaster? Can the young princess be saved before the evil chieftain destroys her? Can true love cross the distance of seven hundred years? Their very lives will depend on the magic only the Ice Horses can provide, and the courage hidden within their hearts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An enthusiasm for horses is healthy, but some girls got much more than they bargained for. Ariel's Journey: The Icehorse Adventures is the story of a group of friends gong on a camping trip with the famous and hardy horses of Iceland. Their riding and camping trip soon goes awry as they are tossed back in time by nearly a millennium. The girls are faced with an overwhelming challenge and conflict, facing possible death and potentially something more scary - love. Ariel's Journey is a charming fantasy for preteen fantasy readers who have a love for horses. --Midwest Book Review, January 2009

About the Author

Doug Kane was born in New York City, graduated from the US Merchant Marine Academy, and has traveled the world. Today he has and Icelandic horse farm in Amherst, OH. He is very involved in the Icelandic Horse community and a member in the Icelandic Horse Congress and participates in many Icelandic horse events. Christy Wood was born in Oregon. One of her first jobs was working at Canyonview Horse Camp in Silverton Oregon. Her experience as a free-lance writer includes work on a celebrity cookbook and covering the Atlanta Olympics.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Blue Ink Press (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981723403
• ISBN-13: 978-0981723402
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #908,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Story with Relevance to Today's Teens/Tweens, March 28, 2008

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Dawn Walther "Candlegirl" (Lorain, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aríel's Journey (The Ice Horse Adventures, Book 1) (Paperback)

Ariel's Journey is a book about teen conflicts that are resolved after they realize that there are more important things than how one dresses better than another or has better "things" than another. It is a story about two of the girls' love for their Icelandic horses and how a conflict with other girls in their horse club makes a mom come up with a clever way for the girls to resolve their differences. As the girls are on their trailride, they are magically transported to the past in Iceland with a problem to solve. Through great adversity the girls band together and form a bond to last a lifetime. I can't wait for the next book!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story!, March 29, 2008

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J. Hatcher (Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aríel's Journey (The Ice Horse Adventures, Book 1) (Paperback)

I enjoyed Ariel's journey! was an easy read, very interesting and informative. I especialy enjoyed the unexpected twist in the story. I also felt it was a real life relationship learning tool for tweens that will read the book. Its a tough time for girls in this real part of their lives and this book tells what can happen when you can put those things aside. The authors did a particularly great job in character descriptions of both the girls on the journey and the horses that were their friends.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca Hawks - Reader, March 28, 2008

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Rebecca Hawks (OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aríel's Journey (The Ice Horse Adventures, Book 1) (Paperback)

This is a perfect book for the pre-adolescent through teen reader. Enjoyable for the adult reader as well. It has everything from horses to action/adventure to time travel. Boys and girls alike will enjoy reading about the icelandic horses featured in the book and the conflicts, and ultimately friendship, formed by the girls in the story. Leaves readers hoping the next book in the series will arrive soon!