The Georges and the Jewels - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Georges and the Jewels write by Jane Smiley. This book was released on 2009. The Georges and the Jewels available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Seventh-grader Abby Lovitt grows up on her family's California horse ranch in the 1960s, learning to train the horses her father sells and trying to reconcile her strict religious upbringing with her own ideas about life.
The Georges and the Jewels
The Georges and the Jewels - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Georges and the Jewels write by Jane Smiley. This book was released on 2010-09-14. The Georges and the Jewels available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Pulitzer Prize winner makes her debut for young readers. Abby Lovitt has been riding horses for as long as she can remember, but Daddy hasn't let her name a single one. He calls all their geldings George and their mares Jewel and warns her not to get attached. The horses are there on the ranch to be sold, plain and simple. But with all the stress at school (the Big Four—Linda, Mary A., Mary N., Joan—have turned against her) and home (nothing feels right with her brother, Danny, gone), Abby can't help but seek comfort in the Georges and the Jewels, who greet her every day with soft nickers. Except for one: the horse who won't meet her gaze, the horse who bucks her off, the horse Daddy insists she ride and train. Abby knows not to cross her father, but she knows, too, that she can't get back on Ornery George. And suddenly the horses seem like no refuge at all. From Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley comes an emotionally charged and action-filled novel for young readers, set in the vibrant landscape of 1960s California horse country.
A Good Horse
A Good Horse - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Good Horse write by Jane Smiley. This book was released on 2010-10-26. A Good Horse available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When eighth grader Abby Lovitt looks out at those pure-gold rolling hills, she knows there’s no place she’d rather be than her family’s ranch—even with all the hard work of tending to nine horses. But some chores are no work at all, like grooming young Jack. At eight months, his rough foal coat has shed out, leaving a smooth, rich silk, like chocolate. As for Black George, such a good horse, it turns out he’s a natural jumper. When he and Abby clear four feet easy as pie, heads start to turn at the ring—buyers’ heads—and Abby knows Daddy won’t turn down a good offer. Then a letter arrives from a private investigator, and suddenly Abby stands to lose not one horse but two. The letter states that Jack’s mare may have been sold to the Lovitts as stolen goods. A mystery unfolds, more surprising than Abby could ever expect. Will she lose her beloved Jack to his rightful owners? Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley raises horses of her own, and her affection and expertise shine through in this inviting horse novel for young readers, set in 1960s California horse country and featuring characters from The Georges and the Jewels.
True Blue
True Blue - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook True Blue write by Jane Smiley. This book was released on 2012-08-07. True Blue available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. True Blue is a beauty, a dappled gray, and when Abby gets to take him to her family's ranch, she can hardly believe her luck. The horse needs a home: his owner—a woman brand new to the riding stable—was tragically killed in a car crash and no one has claimed him. Daddy is wary, as always. But Abby is smitten. True Blue is a sweetheart, and whenever Abby calls out, "Blue, Blue, how are you?" he whinnies back. But sometimes True Blue seems . . . spooked. He paces, and always seems to be looking for something. Or someone. Filled with riding scenes and horse details, this newest middle-grade novel from a Pulitzer Prize winner offers a mysterious and suspenseful almost-ghost story.
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pie in the Sky write by Jane Smiley. This book was released on 2012. Pie in the Sky available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Abby Lovitt is put in charge of training the expensive and haughty horse Pie in the Sky after his owner refuses. While trying to get a hold on him, she must deal with the new challenges, both good and bad, that come with being a freshman in high school in 1970's Northern California.
