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* Horses, adventure, and mystery * Tia and her pony Gable are inseparable. When her father proposes a visit to a remote island to research the ancient legend of shipwrecked horse, Tia is reluctant until she realizes that Gable can come, too. Riding alone on the cliffs of the island, Tia meets a dark rider on a dark horse, who turn out to be an island-born teen, Daniel, and his amazing island horse, Harley. Daniel and Tia hit it off and spend days riding together. Daniel introduces Tia and Gable to the joys of swimming in the ocean, as well as honing their cross-country jumping skills. Elsewhere on the island, though, events take on a sinister pattern as the story of the shipwreck emerges and Tia’s father seems to be closing in on the mystery of the island horse. Soon, Tia and Gable must fight not only the awesome power of the sea but combat the evil human force that threatens their existence on the island.
Fifteen-year-old Fran and her impulsive mother live alone on a small farm with a menagerie of entertaining animals. Against Fran’s better judgement, her mother rescues an abused horse from a shifty character. Fran names him Charlie and nurses him back to health. Gradually, they realize that he is a horse of rare quality. When it is suggested to Fran and her mother that Charlie might have been stolen, Fran is miserable at the thought of another girl out there with a broken heart. But her love of Charlie grows by the day and he’s turning into a fabulous jumper, giving Fran confidence she never had before. Meanwhile, a mysterious Gypsy boy, Kez, appears out of nowhere, lurking at the edge of their fields, and a string of tack thefts hits the area. Fran must go with her instincts to protect the wrongly accused, all the while searching for Charlie’s real owners yet hoping they will never be found. "A Horse by Any Other Name" is a story of friendship, crime solving, bravery, and love.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree . . . We all know this classic Christmas song, but what if someone really did send you all of those gifts? Where would you put all the geese a-laying? Not to mention the lords a-leaping! Find out in this charming story which is perfect for all the days of Christmas.
Precariousness and the Performances of Welfare brings together an international group of artists, activists and scholars to explore precarity in the contexts of applied and socially engaged theatre. The policy of austerity pursued by governments across the global North following the financial crisis of 2008 has renewed interest in issues of poverty, economic inequality and social justice. Emerging from European contexts of activism and scholarship, ‘precarity’ has become a shorthand term for the permanently insecure conditions of life under neoliberal capitalism and its associated stripping back of social welfare protections. This collection explores a range of theatre practice, including activist theatres, theatre and health projects, the community work of regional theatres, arts-led social care initiatives, people’s theatres and youth arts programmes. Comprising full-length chapters and shorter pieces, the collection offers new perspectives on social theatre projects as creative occasions of occupation that generate a sense of security in a precarious world. This book was originally published as a special issue of RiDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance.
Tanglewood, the stable Liz loves, is facing financial ruin. But Liz won’t give up, not on Tanglewood, nor on Toshak, the spirited dark bay gelding, nor on Darren, the boy whose father owns the stable. Tanglewood, and the way of life that goes with it, is about to be sold when a wealthy eccentric uncle leaves Darren and his dad only a riddle as an inheritance. Liz and Darren start a bizarre treasure hunt where the stakes are high, and the rewards even higher. If they fail, Tanglewood will be lost. If they succeed . . . the best is yet to come.
Audrey is bigger than she was yesterday. Now she needs a bigger house. So she tells her dad to build her one. At the top of a tree. It is an ideal house. It has a bathtub for snorkeling, a place to drink tea, and somewhere to hide the dirty cups. The house is perfect in every way. Except for one thing ...
Hughesworld is an authentic account written by a press spokesman for Howard Hughes that traces the highlights of his varied life in motion pictures and aviation but concentrates on the management struggle that followed his death in 1976. Hughes died intestate, or without a valid will, opening up a circus of phony will documents. In addition hundreds of far-distant relatives staked claims. A first cousin, Texas lawyer William Lummis, assumed control after a long and bitter struggle with executives and lawyers who had previously managed Hughes businesses. Hughes is shown as a brilliant aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, as well as a motion picture producer and an able if unorthodox industrialist. At one time he owed a major airline, TWA, a leading oil well drilling bit company, Hughes Tool, and a missile and electonics concern, Hughes Aircraft. In the final phase of his business life, he owned six Las Vegas hotel-casinos. He ended as a tragic character, living secluded in pain from injuries sustained in plane crashes, rendered helpless by drugs.
Book Two in the Garland House Trilogy (Preceded by "Horse in the Mirror" and followed by "Horse in the Diary") When Ellie and Tara return to Garland House they find the Bartons embarking on a new project at their family estate. Jonah and Ricky’s parents are now offering working vacations to families, including courses on organic gardening for parents, and horseback riding lessons for the kids. Ellie and Tara think this sounds like fun to help out with until they meet the visitors! Not only is one visiting boy strangely obsessed with Ellie, making Jonah crazy, but one of the guests thinks there’s a ghost. But the old house may, indeed, be haunted—Ellie has felt it, too. Is the reclusive...
~ Mystery, suspense, and fantasy on horseback ~ Emma is thrilled to get the riding lead on her amazing pony, Rocco, in the opening theatrical event at Fantasy Land, a new theme park. But then someone starts threatening to hurt horses and people, and her boyfriend is suddenly acting weird. . . . There’s a war being acted out both in Fantasy Land and real life and Emma needs to win both to survive. * * Praise for Jenny Hughes * * “Thrilling stories with plenty of horses plus a measure of mystery and suspense.” —Horse and Pony Magazine “I was hooked to the end with every one of her books.” —Today’s Horse “Excellent books for young horse lovers in today's language.” —The Daily Mail “Books every youngster can identify with, catapulting the pony-mad into exciting, modern day reading.” —Farmer’s Weekly