Behind the Bit [Kindle Edition]

Jessica Burkhart (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

In Chasing Blue, Sasha and her horse, Charm, have proven that they’re worthy competitors for the elite Canterwood Crest equestrian team. Things are definitely looking up . . . until Sasha finds out who her riding partner for the semester is: her archnemesis, Queen Bee Heather. Not. Good. And when Heather starts spending a little too much QT with Sasha’s almost-boyfriend, Jacob, the partnership is put to the ultimate test. The tension builds in Behind the Bit when Sasha and her team are accepted to a prestigious horse clinic. Can Sasha and Callie work together when it counts?

About the Author

Twenty-two year old Jessica Burkhart is a former equestrian turned author. When she’s not writing books, she freelances for magazines such as Girls’ Life and The Writer. She loves volunteering with Shriners Hospital for Children where she had her own spinal fusion. Visit her website at jessicaburkhart.com for blog entries, “Diary of a Debut Author” vlogs, and more.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 323 KB
• Print Length: 273 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1416958428
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (May 19, 2009)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00282ZIDC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,004 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #26 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Animals > Horses
  • #61 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Horses

More About the Author

Hi! I'm Jessica Burkhart (Jess) and I write from Brooklyn, NY. I love that I can walk next door and get writer fuel aka Diet Coke and Oreos. :) I was born in 1987 in Nashville, TN and graduated from Florida State University in 2009.

I wrote my first middle-grade novel, TAKE THE REINS, in college and sold it just before graduation at nineteen as part of a four-book deal to Simon & Schuster.

I heart: anything sparkly, unicorns, my bestie and Canterwood editor, Kate Angelella, pink, my friends, pens, horses, lip gloss and books!

I used to be an equestrian before I became a writer. I had to stop due to scoliosis. I had a spinal fusion at Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis in 2000.

My BFF and I co-own Violet & Ruby Productions--a company that will soon be producing e-books and e-novellas. We can't wait to release our first e-novella soon! Visit us at http://www.violetandrubyproductions.com.

I also pen (no projects pubbed yet) YA under my real name, Jess Ashley. Currently, I'm working on KEPT, a YA verse novel. http://www.authorjessashley.com.

I blog a lot, so you'll find the most up to date info there: http://jessicaburkhart.blogspot.com. I also Tweet @jessicaburkhart.

For all things Canterwood related, check out http://www.canterwoodcrest.com.

Oh, yeah! I can autograph Kindle versions of Canterwood books via the Internet here: http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/JessicaBurkhart. It's free and really easy! :)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow., June 20, 2009

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Dorothy Chance "Dorothy Chance" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behind the Bit (Canterwood Crest #3) (Paperback)

I should start this by saying I am 16, and way too old to be reading these books. I bought TAKE THE REINS for something new to read, and once i started reading, I couldn't put it down. As far as middle-school age horse books go, these are top of the line. For a 16-year-old reading on a college level, I find them a bit too easy of a read, but that is to be expected. The stories are strong, good reads. For a girl (or guy, i don't know) that would want to read these however, it is worth noting that there is some "boy stuff" involved - nothing a parent should worry about at all, but if you don't like reading about boys, you may very well not like these books. However, this is good stuff - 99% of the time, the horse stuff is accurate (take that from a girl who shows on the A-circuit and has two Thoroughbred geldings), they've frequently caused me to laugh out loud, and every time I finish one I run to the bookstore immediately.
Great read, for sure.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really good series!, March 19, 2010

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T. L. Crawford "hockeygirl" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behind the Bit (Canterwood Crest #3) (Paperback)

I really love this series. It's about a girl named Sasha Silver who goes to a boarding school because it has a good equestrian program. In this particular book, Sasha is upset that her boyfriend won't talk to her because a mean girl named Heather lied and said they were together and her best friend Callie won't talk to her because she thinks Sasha is seeing the guy she has a crush on behind her back, and it doesn't make things better in this book since Sasha is always seen by Callie talking to or playing around with him. It's also break but Sasha, Heather, Callie and some more girls are staying on campus for a special horse training program and they are also being intitiated by an exclusive group on campus. It hurts Sasha to see that Callie is getting in with Heather's old friends, who are mad at her for stealing one of their boyfriends, therefore making Heather and Callie bond a little bit.
Like I said early I like this series, the only flaw I have with it is that the main character is too focused on boys, which isn't a bad thing but for a book aimed at older elemantary school girls, it's not the right message to deliver to them but other then that I love the series. It's a lot better then books like The Clique.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best series ever, March 22, 2011

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Behind the Bit (Canterwood Crest #3) (Paperback)

im almost 12 and i ride horses in real life. i love this series it was sitting on my bookself and one day i thought im going to read this book sat down read the whole thing without stopping and every 3 days i go on amazon and order a few of the books best series cause you cant predict the whole story!!!!! hope you can enjoy them too :)