Melanie's Treasure (Thoroughbred) [School & Library Binding]

Allison Estes (Author), Joanna Campbell (Author, Creator)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: San Val (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613102002
• ISBN-13: 978-0613102001
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,081,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Melanie's Treasure, June 4, 2005

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jessica (Pa, Usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Melanie's Treasure (Thoroughbred) (School & Library Binding)

About the book: The setting first opens up in New York, where Melanie Graham lives. There we find a troubled young girl with a love of horses. Well that combination doesnt work out too great. Mel decides that she and her best friend Anslee should go for a moonlight ride in central park. Mel takes her favorite horse, Milky Way, and Ans takes Rams. While they were crossing the raod Mel's horse slips on a metal sheet covering a hole in the road. He goes down and in the prosses Mel dislocates her shoulder. At that same instant a Taxi comes speeding around the corner and hits Milky. Ans blames Mel for everthing that happened and as a result Mel's father sends her to live with her aunt and uncle on Whitebrook farm. This puts us in Kentucky once again. Once there, Mel finds she doesnt get along with Christina, everything she does is wrong, she finds out her beast friend hates her, and she vows never to ride again. But then she sees Pirate's Treasure, a big, black, and blindingly fast Thoroughbred. She notices that he gives everyone a problem. She finds out that pirate and her have much in common. For example, the way people treat them. She takes on the responsiblity of caring for pirate, and eventually gets the guts to ride him. she discovers why he is misbehaving (he has moon blindness)and saves his life. She descides she would like to stay for the rest of the summer.

My opinion: Im surprised that this book had a low rating. I loved this book and it was on of my favorites. Melanie is a wonderful addition to the series. She turns out to be alot of people's favorite character later on in the series. Definatley worth reading.