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Title details for Secret Pony Society by Janet Rising - Available

Secret Pony Society

#3 in series

by Janet Rising
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Pia always talked to her pony, but now he's talking back!

When a band of mysterious travelers sets up camp near Laurel Stables, everyone is shocked at how the newcomers treat their horses. No one at the stables trusts these strangers! When Pia goes spying, she can't help being drawn to Jazz, a girl with real pony-whispering powers. Jazz soon becomes Pia's secret friend—even Drummer likes her! But Jazz may lose her beloved horse forever unless Pia can help her. Will Pia risk her friendships at Laurel Stables for a pony in need?

"This combination of magic and a quick-moving, contemporary plot is a light and enjoyable read. The horses are particularly amusing as they reveal their complaints and requests to their owners through Pia."—School Library Journal review for The Pony Whisperer: The Word on the Yard

  • Creators

  • Series

    Pony Whisperer

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781402266690

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781402266690
      • File size: 917 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5
    • Lexile® Measure: 830
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-5

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      May 15, 2011

      This time out with the Pony Whisperer, the talking horses don't have all that much to say.

      Rising continues the adventures of Pia, who, thanks to a statue of the Roman goddess Epona, can converse with horses. Travelers—British for gypsies—have encamped near the stables where Pia keeps her pony, Drummer. Their brutal treatment of young racehorses leads Pia to help one traveler girl, Jazz, and her horse run away. Oddly enough, as soon as she's found Jazz a place to hide, Pia disappears from the action—she goes to visit her dad, and by the time she comes back, Jazz has reconciled with her family and claims all is well. Pia's magical talent is not important to the plot, which flounders. Are the horses really being abused? Is Jazz? The ending offers no resolution: the travelers leave with these questions unanswered. The first-person narrative is breezy and fast-paced, and Pia is an appealing character, but the rest of the boarders at the stable are settling into stereotypes—the catty girl, the airhead, the handsome, pony-loving boy. With series fiction one doesn't hope for much, but the first books in this series promised more (The Word on the Yard, 2009, etc.).

      Still, easy-enough fun for horse-crazy girls. (Animal fantasy. 9-13)

      (COPYRIGHT (2011) KIRKUS REVIEWS/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

    • Kirkus

      May 15, 2011

      This time out with the Pony Whisperer, the talking horses don't have all that much to say.

      Rising continues the adventures of Pia, who, thanks to a statue of the Roman goddess Epona, can converse with horses. Travelers--British for gypsies--have encamped near the stables where Pia keeps her pony, Drummer. Their brutal treatment of young racehorses leads Pia to help one traveler girl, Jazz, and her horse run away. Oddly enough, as soon as she's found Jazz a place to hide, Pia disappears from the action--she goes to visit her dad, and by the time she comes back, Jazz has reconciled with her family and claims all is well. Pia's magical talent is not important to the plot, which flounders. Are the horses really being abused? Is Jazz? The ending offers no resolution: the travelers leave with these questions unanswered. The first-person narrative is breezy and fast-paced, and Pia is an appealing character, but the rest of the boarders at the stable are settling into stereotypes--the catty girl, the airhead, the handsome, pony-loving boy. With series fiction one doesn't hope for much, but the first books in this series promised more (The Word on the Yard, 2009, etc.).

      Still, easy-enough fun for horse-crazy girls. (Animal fantasy. 9-13)

      (COPYRIGHT (2011) KIRKUS REVIEWS/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5
  • Lexile® Measure:830
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-5

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