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Shining's Orphan (Thoroughbred)

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I loved this book!! I think it would be very surprising to go into the barn to check on your horse and find a girl in the stall next to your horse!! I really hate it when Angelique tries to steal Tor from Samantha. I think the Thoroughbred series books are very emotional. They make you feel like you are one of the characters. I have read #1 through #12, and one Super Edition, and I have really liked them all. I seriously recommend this book and the rest of the series!!! If you haven't read this book, you should!!!

In this book we r introduced to 3 orphans, Cindy and two twin foals. When Samantha Mclean goes to check on her filly, Shinning, Samantha is surprised to find a girl sleeping the orphans stall. Cindy told Samantha what she was doing in the orphans stall so Samantha lets Cindy sleep in their house. Soon, Ian, teh head trainer at Whitebrook and Beth his girlfriend decide to let Cindy stay. Cindys parents dies in a car accident so Cindy had to move home to home. The last home Cindy was at she ran away from and came to Whitebrook. Cindy does everything to help out the horses and even helps around the stable. When Samantha was about to take Shinning, half sister to Ashleighs Wonder, Cindy point out Shinning had a pebble in the fillies shoe which could have caused lameness. Cindy decides she liked staying at Whitebrook but the child care comes to take Cindy back to her old orphan home. Everyone including Cindy doesnt want her to leave. But can Samantha, Ashleigh, Ian, and Beth save Cindy from going back to her old foster home where she was just a rat running around the house or will the Child Care let Cindy stay at Whitebrook? Find out urself in Shinnings Orphan.

I loved this book, it was the best Thoroughbred book I have ever read. If you have read the other books in the Thoroughbred series I conceder reading this book. I love this book because when Samantha finds cindy in the barn with the orphan foals she dosnt kick her out, she and her family fight to become Cindys foster parents. I also love it because in the end cindy gets to stay with Samantha's family for a llittle while. I sure am glad she didn't have to go with that awful Mrs. Lovell.

the first book about cindy.i was surprised when they introduced her so quikly!s ammy is saying good night to shining her beloved thoroughbred mare when she checks on 2 orphan foals to find a girl that she doesnt know sleeping in the stall!!!!at first the girl scrambles to her feet and begs for forgivenes.sammy notices that she looks really tired so she offers the girl to come and stay with her and her father ian.when ian wakes up the next morning,he calls the orphanage and asks about her.it turns out that she has run away from several foster homes.the orphanage says that they will try to find a new home for cindy.while she is staying at whitebrook sammy discovers that she is a natural horsewomen.will the mcleans be able to adopt her?!my favorite part of the book was when sammy was teaching cindy how to ride.i hope you enjoy this book as much as i did!

I always liked this book because it was the last in the Samantha Dynasty (my fav character). I had to dislike it also, since it was the beginning of another, but she isn't focused on much in this book. Shining's Orphan is about, you guessed it, a runaway orphan who happens to stumble upon Whitebrook. But it's more about Samantha and her problems with Tor. I liked this since everyone else seems to have picture perfect relationships in these books. And, although it was all innocent, it spiced things up in the romance section. Finally someone was crying over something non-horse related! Overall, a great installment to the series.

I'm a little new to the Thoroughbred series--but I'm definetly planning on reading more. I've read #1, #2, #5, #6, #7, and #16, and I'm asking for more for Christmas because these books rock! However, I'm disappointed to find out that Christina and Cindy are snobs. Cindy seemed really nice in #16, and it's too bad she becomes a jerk later. I'm glad that Joanna's back, though, so she can fix the series and amazingly make Christina and/or Cindy better people. I'm also hoping to get CASSIDY'S SECRET as well. Out of all of these books I've read, they are fantastic. THey're about horses, well-detailed and the characters(most of them) are kind at heart.

I have always loved the Thoroughbred series!!!This book was no exception!!!It is awesome!!!I recommend it to anyone and everyone!!My only problem with this series is that once the Samantha books started they hardly talked about Ashleigh and once the Cindy books started they hardly talked about Samantha.I haven't read any of the books about Ashleigh's daughter but I'm assuming it's the same.But I don't have too many other complaints. One is that they don't talk much of Mr.Wonderful or Townsend Princess or Precocious.And I don't think it would hurt to mention Wonder and Fleet Goddess or any of the other retired champions more often,would it??But I still think that these books are awesome!!!!!READ,READ,READ!!!!!!!!!!!

ORDERED 4 BOOKS ON THE SAME DAY. YOUR BOOK ARRIVED FIRST. THE OTHERS TOOK SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THAT. I WAS IMPRESSED.

While Cindy is not my favorite character, I did enjoy this book because it included some wonderful glimpses into Len's character and had a lot about Shining in it. This series is just too good to allow HarperCollins to cancel it! SAVE THOROUGHBRED!!

this book was great. I really enjoyed reading it. I especially liked how they introduced Cindy as the new character. She makes a good new addition to the series. I hope the books with her will be as good as the ones with Sam nad Ashleigh. Anyway, I'd recommend this book to anyone so don't hesitated to pick this book up in the bookstore.