Blue Moon (Orca Soundings) [Paperback]

Marilyn Halvorson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Orca Soundings | Publication Date: April 1, 2004

Bobbie Joe didn't set out to buy a limping blue roan mare—she wanted a colt she could train to barrel race. But the horse is a fighter, just like Bobbie Joe. Now all she has to do is train the sour old mare that obviously has a past. While she nurses the horse back to health, Bobbie Joe realizes that the horse, now called Blue Moon, may have more history than she first thought. With the help of the enigmatic Cole, she slowly turns the horse into a barrel racer.


(20040901)

Editorial Reviews

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"Well written, fast paced with lots of dialogue. Marilyn Halvorson tells a good story and puts her extensive knowledge of horses to good use. She writes with a sensitivity and awareness of the complexity of growing up." (Resource Links 20040604)

"There is a real feel-good quality to this book that will appeal to horse-loving teenage girls, and even the most reluctant reader will find the story accessible and fun to read." (Canadian Book Review Annual )

"The plot moves quickly, and the reader immediately becomes attached to the main character and her dilemma...Teachers and librarians who work with reluctant readers should include this book in their libraries." (VOYA )

"This is a story about friendship, determination and finding one's inner strength. A good read." (CM Magazine )

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We were coming up on the final barrel, the one closest to the barn. Now, one lightning turn around it and...

The mare didn't turn. Instead, she had the bit in her teeth and was pounding straight for the barn, faster than she'd ever run before. I gave up trying to turn her. I just wanted to stop her. She was heading straight for the open barn door. There was only one problem. The doorway was high enough for a horse. But not for a horse with a rider on its back. If I didn't do something fast, I was about to lose my head.

(20050201)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551433206
• ISBN-13: 978-1551433202
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,161,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Responsibility of Being an Animal Lover., May 2, 2005

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This review is from: Blue Moon (Orca Soundings) (Paperback)

Growing up can have a harsh reality when taking responsibility of an animal. It is not always fun and games it is very hard and frustrating work. For a young person that is a very big responsibility to know that the life of this animal is in your hands.

Bobby Joe is a teenage girl with a heart for barrel racing. She had saved her money for years for that great horse. Then Bobby Joe's parents let her go to her first horse sell by herself. She came home with a beaten up old mare and $690 short. At the horse sell Bobby Joe had to ask Cole for so money. Cole is this boy that she does not like. He work at the horse sell and he was the only person there she knew so she had to ask him for the money, which she did not like. When at home she set her mind to have a barrel racing horse by the end of summer.

Things were going good through the summer with the horse and she was going to go to the barrel races. Her and Cole had become good friends and were always together, but then one-day things started going wrong. Then she finds out that the horse show is in a few weeks. What is she going to do and will she be able to go?

Taking the responsibility of buying and raising a horse is a big thing. When taking the responsibility of owning a horse and the things that can happen will make you grow up and face reality.

This is a great book to read. Anyone that likes horse will love this book and will not want to put it down. Even if you don not horse this book will show you the love people have for their animals.