Buckskin Bandit (Winnie the Horse Gentler #8) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Dandi Daley Mackall (Author)

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Review
Dear Dandi,

I have to tell you how thankful I am for your series Winnie the Horse Gentler. My daughter really treasures horses, and has so many times been disappointed (as I have) with many books out there about horses which use language and attitudes not beautiful to the Lord. So, when Kayla found this series advertised in some way in her horse magazine, she decided to try it out. Oh my… she is hooked! She just finished book five and ended up crying at the end of the book when the old horse dies giving birth. Your writing style made her feel like it was real! I just had to write you and thank you for taking the time to write such a beautiful series. I am thrilled with the scripture references, mentions of prayer, and even her anti-abortion stance. Standing up for what is right is not always easy, as a young child and even as an adult (who is an author), but I commend you for doing just that! I hope that you will consider writing other books along these lines! We will definitely make sure that we recommend this series to other horse lovers like Kayla! God bless you, Dandi!

Very sincerely,
Stephanie B.

Product Description
Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. Along with her dad and sister, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom, who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about uncondi-tional love and trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted as well.

#7: Friendly Foal--A newborn filly has lost her mother, and it's up to Winnie to help this foal adjust to her new world. Along the way, God teaches Winnie that he never gives up on us and we shouldn't give up on our friends.

#8: Buckskin Bandit--When a buckskin disappears from the rundown Happy Trails stable, Winnie and her friend Kaylee set out to investigate--and discover that God gives them strength to choose joy over selfishness.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale Kids (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842387242
• ISBN-13: 978-0842387248
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #442,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was sad to see it end., March 25, 2006

A Kid's Review

This book is great along with all the other books in this series. I highly recamend this series to anyone. I really hope the author writes some more of these books to continue this series because this series rocks!

4.0 out of 5 stars Buckskin Bandit, February 12, 2006

By	Matt Lev "Carrie" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

Winnie the horse gentler seems to be a very well written and enjoyable series. The only book that I have read from the series is book 8, Buckskin Bandit. I can see young girls reading and enjoying this book and the series. It is especially good for those girls that love horses and all that they bring with them.
The only thing that I would recommend is reading the first 7 books first. I have not had the pleasure of reading the other books and I felt like I missed out on some important character information. I was unable to see how the character was built with book 8. I am sure that is because not having read the first 7 books about Winnie.
If you like reading anything to do with animals and their owners or in this case friends, this is a series that I would recommend. It has other animals in it other than horses so it should be of some interest to all. Overall I liked this book and I wanted to see what happened at the end. I wanted to finish the book so that I would know that all is well again. It is a good story and the reading is not hard. To help at the end of the story the author has included horse terminology for those who know nothing about horses. It's fun for all.