Christina's Shining Star (Thoroughbred) [School & Library Binding]

Joanna Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Thoroughbred

Can Christina and Star pull off a victory?

As Christina Reese's high school graduation draws near, she's filled with questions and not enough answers. Has she sacrificed too much to follow her dream of taking Wonder's Star to the top? She and Star failed to place in the Kentucky Derby. Can they win the Preakness and still have time for Parker, Melanie, the prom, and graduation?

An unexpected brush with the trainer of Affirmed -- the famous 1978 Triple Crown winner -- not only leaves Christina with some amazing insights, but confirms her belief in Star. Will Christina be able to show everyone how special Star is? Or will her doubts and distractions keep them out of the running ... again?

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joanna Campbell appears here with her six-year-old Thoroughbred, Meyersville Magic, known around the barn as CC. He's a son of Horatius out of Northwich by Timothy's Champ and is owned by Cathy Day. Formerly trained for racing, he is now being trained for eventing. Last Year he was the Maine Entry Level Champion in Combined Training. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: Bt Bound (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613671791
• ISBN-13: 978-0613671798
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,868,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm..., April 8, 2003

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Iona (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thoroughbred #58: Christina's Shining Star (Mass Market Paperback)

I have not read any TB books for about two or three years now- i've just glanced at them, but never the less, I have been following what the new books are, and what they are about. What I would like to know, is why it has taken either almost, or over 10 books to get to the Kentucky Derby- does time seem to stand still or something? When Joanna Campbell was first writing them, the origional TB books had the anticipation and thrill that was needed in them- they started to go off a wee bit after about book 15, but got worse after Wonder died. Actually, I was most pleased to see a lovley looking cover for this book. From about 43 onwards, the covers had no life in them, and were just scraggly pictures, turning off the real light that was put into them when they first came out. However, the TB series are still quite good (Though i've not read past 48), and I would recommend them.

I personally thnk though, regardless of how ever many of you TB fans out there think that Star and Chris are spoiled, and that Mel and Jazz should win the Derby, It is my opinion that Star and Chris should win the Derby, after all they have been through, and also, after Christina's eventing history, before moving onto racing, she and Star winning would be a tribute to Ashleigh- one which Ashleigh richly deserves, after all that she has done... just think about that......

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best in a Long Time, May 5, 2003

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"panda2041" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thoroughbred #58: Christina's Shining Star (Mass Market Paperback)

Finally some old charecters are mentioned! I have been a loyal fan of the Thoroughbred series since it all started with Ashleigh and Wonder (Yup-I'm too old to win the saddle) and sometimes I feel I know more about the series than the new writers do. But I was pleasently suprised by this book because it did have little bits of information about Legacy (I never understood how Christina could trade Legacy for Sterling when Brad had half ownership) Also a few new yearlings are mentioned as well as Ian, Mike, Sammy, and Tor. I'm glad to know that Mike still exists. Recently the books have been centering on Image and Star and it seems like they are the only two horses at Whitebrook. I wish they would write about the old horses like Fleet Goddess and Princess. And please tell me what happened to Mandy! Joanna Campbell did such a good job of creating charecters her readers cared about then the new authors picked up-apparently without even reading the previous books- and poof,all the original charecters disappeared. It seems like the people (Melanie and Christina) say that Image and Star are their special horses but there is no bond like Ashleigh and Wonder had or Sammy and Pride. Ashleigh would have loved Wonder just as much even if Wonder had never won a race. Now everything seems to be centered on winning. Anyway, this book took a little time to answer a few questions loyal readers had. I will continue to read the Thoroughbred series as long as they keep making them but I wish Joanna would come back.

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, I guess, December 5, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Christina's Shining Star (Thoroughbred) (Turtleback)

This book was overall, alright I suppose. I don't think it was the greatest TB Book ever written, but it was better than some of the other books I've read lately. Basically, Chris doesn't think she's a good enough jockey for Star after losing the Kentucky Derby in last place, and has too much to worry about, the prom, Melanie, [who's keeping Image at Townsend Acres], Parker, the Preakness, and tons of other things. So then she gets some advice from Affirmed's jockey, and then starts to believe that Star can pull something off. I wasn't too happy with the ending, and I'm still disappointed that Star hasn't won any of the Triple Crown races [I'm a huge Wonder's Star fan] and I'm getting annoyed with all these famous people, jockeys, and horses and all, but I guess I can only complain, not write the books.