Faith in a Long Shot (Thoroughbred #57) [School & Library Binding]

J. Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2003

Will it be victory – or tragedy – when Triple Crown fever hits the Thoroughbred series?

When Image comes in second in the Florida Derby, Melanie and Jazz decide to enter her in the Kentucky Derby. Image has proven she has what it takes to win against colts. But competition will be tough. Image will be running against Wonder's Star, Gratis, and Celtic Mist. Will the race to win the Derby be Star's greatest success?

Ages 8+

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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 the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• School & Library Binding: 172 pages
• Publisher: San Val (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613671929
• ISBN-13: 978-0613671927
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,597,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart warming, Heart breaking and well awesome!, January 29, 2003

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Akina Vasil (Pittsburgh, Pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faith in a Long Shot (Thoroughbred #57) (Paperback)

I just finshed Faith in a Long Shot and all I can say is WOW! I had my copy reserved and under the desk, ready for my mother to go and pick it up that night. I quickly devoure the book shortly after I had it in my hands, finshing it in just 2 days.

I could practically feel the tension mounting with the Derby coming up and this IS the Derby book. I will not give much away, but all I can say is wow.

All I am going to tell about the book is Melanie DEFINATELY races Image in the Derby and she is scared that she will lose her friendship with Christinia. Also, I will add many people whom hated Brad will have a new respect for him, because I certainly do. What he did for Melanie was incredible. It was a heart warming story. I cried towards the end of the book

This was worth the buy, definately better than the past ones, all Thoroughbred fans will enjoy it. Also, it seems a relationship with Mel and Jazz sprouts. I enjoyed this book, it was awesome, worth the wait and the buy. It felt like I was right there with Mel.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice twist, August 11, 2003

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"horsecrazy91" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faith in a Long Shot (Thoroughbred #57) (Paperback)

This book did very well by adding a slight twist to the series, but it wasn't my favorite because I don't think Star should have lost so badly. I also am not really fond of Melanie anymore. Once she and Christina started fighting, I began losing interest in her character because Christina has been pretty much my fave (along with Parker).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The next Ruffian!!!, November 28, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Faith in a Long Shot (Thoroughbred #57) (Paperback)

Way to go Image! Persanlly, I'm glad Star got his Just Deserts! He deserved to lose. It would have been better though if Star had been able to really challenge Image, but still lose, proving that Image was better!!!!! Yeah, that would have been cool. A battle to the wire! Eye to eye!!! All, in all a great book! Buy it if you wanted to see Image win or Star get his butt kicked big time!!!! Too bad Image won't be able to win the Triple Crown. Hey, auther, at least let Jinx win it! And I think Jinx should be the one bred to Image, not Star or Celtic Mist!!! Once he's done racing, of course!!