Ruth Sanderson
22) Golden Sun
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 5
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Follows Golden Sun, an Appaloosa horse, through several seasons as Little Turtle, a Nez Perce boy, raises and trains him then takes him along on a vision quest in hopes of saving his friend Pale Moon from serious illness.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 60
Description
Her friends Bess and George accompany Nancy to Greece where there are two mysteries they want to solve. One mystery is about the theft of a charitable gift and the other is about the disappearance of an inheritance.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 59
Pub. Date
c1980
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
While in Belgium investigating the mystery surrounding an antique cross, Nancy and her friends learn that her entry in a short story contest may somehow be involved.
25) Yatimah
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 6
Pub. Date
℗♭2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In a mid-ninth-century Bedouin camp in the Arabian Desert, a horse is born to a prized Arabian war mare who dies during the birth, and the foal is raised with dreams of continuing her mother's glory as a war mare. Includes facts about Arabian horses and their importance to Bedouin tribes.
26) Arch of bone
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Josiah dreams of joining the crew of whaling ship, like his father and grandfather. A sailor brings news that his father has died, and that his crew was doomed by the mad Captain Ahab and the white whale, Moby Dick. Josiah and his loyal dog, Zeke, set sail to find out the truth of his father's death."--Publisher description.
27) Jingle Bells
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 11
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In 1915 Wisconsin, a farm horse named Jingle Bells worries that his family will replace him when the older son brings home a brand new Model-T Ford car. Includes facts about Clydesdale horses.
28) Luna
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 12
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
In the Netherlands in 1855, May, a young member of a circus family who is not permitted to perform because of a twisted foot, bonds with a local Friesian farm horse that she names Luna, and together the two perform a heroic act that changes their futures for the better. Includes facts about Friesian horses.
29) Risky Chance
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 7
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
In the mid- to late-1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.
30) Darcy
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 10
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Born on a windy hill off the coast of Ireland in 1917, a Connemara pony named Darcy is sold to a farm family and trained to pull a cart and plow.
31) Penny
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 16
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Penny, a blue-eyed palomino paint mare, narrates her experiences with her owner, Buckeye Jack, and Jack's grandson, Jesse, during the 1850s Northern California gold rush.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore's original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters. See the colorful stockings hung by the chimney in the fanciful brick house, and look on at the visions of dancing brick sugarplums. Turn the pages to reveal Saint Nicholas with...
34) Cinders
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 13
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"Cinders is a dappled gray Percheron horse during the 1871 Great Chicago Fire"--
35) Calvino
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 14
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
In 1570s Spain, Calvino, an Andalusian horse, is purchased from the Moreno estate in Seville to join King Phillip's stable in Cordoba.
36) Elska
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 1
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Around the year 1000, the Icelandic horse named Elska is born and learns about life and her role in the herd, as well as love and friendship, when she rescues the girl to whom she originally belonged. Includes facts about Icelandic horses and Iceland.
38) Buck, wild
Author
Pub. Date
c1976
Description
Traces the first four years in the life of a wild mustang stallion with an unconquerable urge to be free.
40) Walt Disney
Author
Pub. Date
c1977
Description
A biography of the animator whose character Mickey Mouse helped launch the animated cartoon industry.