Heartland #17 A Season Of Hope [Mass Market Paperback]

Lauren Brooke (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Heartland

In this powerful and touching installment, Amy struggles to understand the complex relationship between Ty and his father while working to heal several sick horses.

When Ty's father, Brad, makes an emergency stop at Heartland with his truck, Amy is horrified to discover what he's transporting. Inside the trailer are seven dehydrated horses, crammed in the rank, stifling conditions. While the Heartland team works to revive the animals, Amy discovers that Brad -- who had never supported Ty's work at Heartland -- is willing to take a stand against his company management in order to prevent the return of the horses to unfit owners. As the horses slowly recover at Heartland, Amy witnesses another miraculous healing -- between Ty and his father.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

LAUREN BROOKE lives outside London in an old English farmhouse. She divides her time between writing and mucking out the stalls of her two horses. In addition to writing the twenty-four Heartland books, Lauren is the author of the Chestnut Hill series.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (August 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439653657
• ISBN-13: 978-0439653657
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #566,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lauren Brooke lives outside London in an old English farmhouse. She divides her time between writing and mucking out the stalls of her two horses. In addition to writing the twenty-four Heartland books, Lauren is the author of the Chestnut Hill series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She has done it again!!!, August 24, 2004

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Jess (Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heartland #17 A Season Of Hope (Mass Market Paperback)

WOW!!! Lauren Brooke knows how to make a reader feel Amy's feelings of failiar. First of all the book revolves around everyone at Heartland trying to save the seven horses that Ty's father brings that are severly neglected. And when the company who ownes the horses come to take the horses that survived, away, Amy and co. have to come up with a miracle to save them. All in all a new twist in the series and a great book to add to the collection. Also good times with old heartland friends in the book as well!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Season of Hope, October 2, 2004

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jessica (Pa, Usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heartland #17 A Season Of Hope (Mass Market Paperback)

Amy knows Ty's father disapproves of Ty working with horses. That's why Amy is shocked when Ty's father shows up at Heartland with a trailer full of abused, heat-exuasted horses. She immediatley accuses him of animal abus but later learns that Brad, Ty's dad, didnt realize what he was transporting until he made a quick rest stop. When Brad saw what was inside the trailer, he stopped at Heartland to give the horses water and care. When he arrives, two horses are dead and another was put down. The rest are kept at Heartland to recover. The auction house makes things even worse by claiming that they sent people to retrive the surviving horses and sell them. Heartland must figure out a way to keep the abused animals from suffering anymore. Will they be able to save the animals from the long, fateful ride to the auction house? Read to find out

Overall this book was amazing. I am glad that the Author chose to write on such a touchy subject. Real people go through this everyday, and us horse crazy people are thankful for places that save these amazing creatures from an excruciating death at the auction. This book is worth every penny. :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartland, March 29, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Heartland #17 A Season Of Hope (Mass Market Paperback)

This book tells a lot about society. It is about horses that either have problems or are being abused. What does that say about people in general? It tells us some people can be cruel. Society does not help horses that have been hurt or abandoned. People should not be allowed to have pets if they dont take care of them. That is where society comes in. People should prove that they are mature or responsible to take care of a pet before they purchase it. People should be able to have pets, as long as they take care of them properly and treat them kindly.
The characters in this story are very similar to the people I know. The main character and I both like animals, expecialy horses. Amy is the main character. She helps abused horses with their problems and fears. She and I both believe that no animal should be tormented. Other characters like Ty and Nacy are like my mom and dad. Ty is like my dad becuase Ty helps around the stables and my dad is like that too. Nancy is like my mom she is kind and supports peoples ideas. My mom is very nice and she will support almost everyone's opinion. So all the characters do resemble friends and family even though they are different people.
There are a couple different themes in this book. One is that you should always treat your pets with respect, no matter how mean they are. Two, is to always support your friends. If they have an idea you should be bringing them up, not pushing them down. Last, but not least is to always help others. This is a very important one because people who need your help may need a friend as well. If you are able to help them out, you should also be able to be their friend and help them later on if they need it. So always help and be a friend to everyone!!