Can the old horse survive the rigors of the mountains? (RL2.6)
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"Provides readers with a true sense of escape and adventure. Sure to appeal to animal lovers and adventure lovers alike, it presents colourful characters and a unique plot." (CM Magazine 20040101)
"Short and sweet, this is likely to please outdoorsy teens as well as the usual horse-mad girls." (KLIATT 20050101)
"This small volume, beautifully written with vivid imagery and well-developed characters and plot, explains how sometimes what might seem like a bad decision might actually be a good one." (Western Horseman 20040101)
"Morck's experience with horses and trail-riding in the mountains is most evident...This book is aimed at an audience that is not limited to older adolescents; the gentle but engaging animal-human adventure story will also find a ready audience among middle-school students. Recommended." (Canadian Book Review Annual )
"With just enough horses to appease girls, and just evough adventure to engage boys, Tough Trails delivers strong characters, adventures, and an easy to understand linear plot in just under 100 pages. Nothing in here will offend, either, making this an uncontroversial choice for classrooms. Recommended." (NMRLS Book Review Group )
"The action driven story will have reluctant readers galloping through this title. Sentences are short, grammar is uncomplicated, while the plot provides much material for discussion." (Resource Links )
"Short and sweet, this is likely to please outdoorsy teens as well as the usual horse-mad girls." (KLIATT 20050101)
"This small volume, beautifully written with vivid imagery and well-developed characters and plot, explains how sometimes what might seem like a bad decision might actually be a good one." (Western Horseman 20040101)
"Morck's experience with horses and trail-riding in the mountains is most evident...This book is aimed at an audience that is not limited to older adolescents; the gentle but engaging animal-human adventure story will also find a ready audience among middle-school students. Recommended." (Canadian Book Review Annual )
"With just enough horses to appease girls, and just evough adventure to engage boys, Tough Trails delivers strong characters, adventures, and an easy to understand linear plot in just under 100 pages. Nothing in here will offend, either, making this an uncontroversial choice for classrooms. Recommended." (NMRLS Book Review Group )
"The action driven story will have reluctant readers galloping through this title. Sentences are short, grammar is uncomplicated, while the plot provides much material for discussion." (Resource Links )
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The horses' iron shoes scraped, metal against solid stone. Slowly they struggled upward, legs bent, lungs wheezing. Society Girl's halter rope tightened in my hand. I looked back. The old mare was really having problems.
Groaning, she put her head down and lurched over one of the big rocks, her shoes slipping.
Then, as though in slow motion, she crumpled to the ground. (20050601)
Groaning, she put her head down and lurched over one of the big rocks, her shoes slipping.
Then, as though in slow motion, she crumpled to the ground. (20050601)
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I've always had to act tougher than I've felt. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
meat buyers, society girl, halter rope, pack box Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Mac, Aunt Madge, Wapta Lake New!
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I've always had to act tougher than I've felt. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
meat buyers, society girl, halter rope, pack box Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Mac, Aunt Madge, Wapta Lake New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Between Brothers (New Press Canadian Classics) by Irene Morck in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Kicked Out (Orca Soundings) by Beth Goobie in Back Matter
- Apples and Angel Ladders: A Collection of Pioneer Christmas Stories by Irene Morck in Front Matter
- Who Owns Kelly Paddik? (Orca Soundings) by Beth Goobie in Back Matter
- One More Step (Orca Soundings) by Sheree Fitch in Back Matter
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- Overdrive (Orca Soundings) by Eric Walters in Back Matter
- Thunderbowl (Orca Soundings) by Lesley Choyce in Back Matter
- Blue Moon (Orca Soundings) by Marilyn Halvorson in Back Matter
- Zee's Way (Orca Soundings) by Kristin Butcher in Back Matter
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