Martin Chilton TELEGRAPH ONLINE 20120323 Certain to be a huge favourite with readers and will bear comparison with classic horse stories by authors such as Patricia Leitch and KM Peyton. You can't help but identify with this courageous animal and St John makes you feel the thrill of what it must be like to jump over a fence on such a horse with such heart and soul. NOTE: HARDCOVER Fifteen year old Casey Blue lives in East Londons grimmest tower block and volunteers at a local riding. When Casey Blues victory at the Badminton Horse Trials earns her and Storm an invitation to the prestigious Kentucky. With her single father recently out of prison, Casey does not have many resources to support her pie in the sky dream: winning the Badminton Horse Trials. one of the best characters in this thrilling rags-to-riches tale is Storm Warning. The One Dollar Horse by Lauren St John is a horse fiction novel about a teenage girl called Casey Blue who lives in East London. Nicolette Jones THE SUNDAY TIMES 20120408. Writerly, full of equestrian knowledge and rich in character - not least of the horse - this is also a tale of first love, and is a handsome package with deep pink-edged pages.
NEWBOOKSMAG 20120301 Lauren St John's The One Dollar Horse is rare among pony books in setting its dream-come-true story in inner-city London. The author has a flowing style and an art for bringing her characters to life. BOOKS FOR KEEPS 20120312 There are many twists and turns but the plot is easy to follow and gripping, I would recommend this book for girls aged from twelve through to adult. The One Dollar Horse is certain to be huge favourite with readers and will bear comparison with classic horse stories by authors such as Patricia Leitch and K M Peyton.
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