Racing Image (Thoroughbred) (School & Library Binding)

by Joanna Campbell (Author) "WAKE-UP CALL!" MELANIE GRAHAM CALLED INTO HER cousin Christina Reese's room..." (more)
Key Phrases: assistant starter, other fillies, black filly, Flashy Miss, Brad Townsend, Tall Oaks (more...)

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Will Image ever behave herself on the track?

Melanie Graham's dream has come true -- a chance to ride Perfect Image in her first race. Image has been running great, and it looks like they may even have a shot at winning some big-time races.

But Melanie and the black filly's trainers have forgotten how unpredictable Image can be. When she's disqualified from her first race, they wonder if she has the temperament to race at all. How will Melanie prove that with a little special treatment, this very special filly can make it all the way to the Triple Crown?

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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 Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: San Val (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613672194
• ISBN-13: 978-0613672191
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,519,170 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, April 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Racing Image (Thoroughbred Series #46) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've always liked the Thoroughbred series and have been reading it from the beginning. However, some of the more recent books lacked the spirit that really made you give a care whether the horse pulled through or not. The reason you ran to the bookstore as soon as you finished the book, hoping the next one would be there. But the books about Melanie & Image really brought it back, and they are more like Asleigh & Wonder than Christina & Star are. Christina often seems kinda fake to me, and Melanie brings a sense of realism to the books-a girl who's NOT perfect(but trying)This book is one of the best and it deserves every star!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, April 22, 2001

By	Jess (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Racing Image (Thoroughbred Series #46) (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought this book was all right. Just one thing... Lately, the books have been going from Christina to Melanie and back again. But they each completely ignore the other character. Like when it's Melanie's book, Christina is barely mentioned. It doesn't even say if Star really got better after being in Montana. I just wish the books could be on both girls at once. I really like Image, though. It's nice to read about a horse who's not completely perfect! Oh, and at the end of Racing Image, it jumps from after Thanksgiving to New Years. That means that Christmas passed, making Christina now 17. Hmm.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Eh ... lacks something, May 23, 2002

By	Leiana - See all my reviews

This review is from: Racing Image (Thoroughbred Series #46) (Mass Market Paperback)

To be honest, I've always felt that the new generation books seem to lack something ... realistic perhaps? Reality is the whole reason why I started reading the books, the way Joanna Campbell wrote was realistic ... the characters had depth, they had feeling, they didn't always win, but they worked hard to get where they were. And all of a sudden, in the series is lacking in reality. How can they expect to send Image to the Triple Crown if she's only *just* started racing as a three-year old and by the end of the book has won a race. If you ask me, if one was thinking to enter a horse in a series of races where eligablity was based on lifetime winnings (in the case of the Preakness) or graded stakes winnings (in the case of the Derby) one can't just say they're going to enter a horse in the Triple Crown and expect that it will happen. That's where the reality leaves off, and why I like Joanna's books far better than the new generation ones, however the case may be. Sure, the writing is great, but there's a spark that's missing, in my mind, that the original series definately had.