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Summary: I love the Saddle Club series.
Review: I love the Saddle Club series. I think any horse crazy person who likes to read would like this book, and series also. In this book, Horse Crazy, Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake meet a new girl, Lisa Atwood, and they don't think she'll fet in. But Lisa shows herself to be a good rider, and the three girls become best friends. They love horses so much, that they formed The Saddle Club. If I have anything to say about this book: it is the best horsey book in the world! No, I should correct myself, the best book ever published.
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Summary: what a stupid series!!!!
Review: I reay liked this book I've owned Saddle Club books for ages and I think they are just getting better. It's about these girls (Carole, Stevie and Lisa). Lisa is a new student at Pine Hollow stables and on her first day of riding class the door slams sending her horse wild. She thinks it was Stevie because Stevie took her stirrup leathers away on her first day of riding class. Stevie's best friend Carole is becoming friends with Lisa and Lisa is becoming friends with Veronica who is a snobby rich girl who is Stevies arch-enemy it's kind of confusing but fun...
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Summary: Amazing start to an Amazing series
Review: lisa atwood is starting to take riding lessons. She meets a girl named Carole Hanson. She thinks Carole is nice but she doesn't like Carole's friend Stevie Lake. Stevie has problems of her own. Evey year Pine Hollow Stables goes on a mountain trail over night. Stevie's grades are slipping and her parents threaten not to pay for the overnight. Steivie tries raising the money on her own but when she finally gets enough she spends it all. Meanwhile Lisa has no friends except for the stable snob and Carole is woried she will have to go on the overnight without Stevie. Then the three girls come together to help eachother. This is an amazing book! So is the rest of the series! Some bring unstoppable tears while others bring fits of laughter. Every time I read a saddle club book I feel like I am right there with th characters! I strongly reccomend this series to all horse lovers!
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Summary: Three completely different girls forms the Saddle Club!
Review: Saddle up for great riding-with the girls of Pine Hollow! This book is just great and once you read this book, you'll want to read the other books in the Saddle Club series!12-year-olds Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake have been the best of friends ever since they met at Pine Hollow Stables where they and other girls take riding classes. Carole Hanson is a girl who had been raised in the Marine Corps and she just loves horses! Stevie Lake comes from a wealthy family but is not in the least spoiled. She just loves practical jokes and of course, she loves horses too! So when snobby-looking, straight-A student, Lisa Atwood comes to Pine Hollow in fancy riding gear, they aren't really sure that Lisa will fit in. Lisa is not really spoilt but her worrying mother always tries to make her into a 'young lady'. Mrs. Atwood thinks that every 'young lady' needs to know how to ride, but Lisa isn't really crazy about riding and horses.....yet.And things don't get any better when Stevie plays a rather mean joke on Lisa, calling it as 'one of the traditions' of Pine Hollow. Lisa, in return, plays an equally rather mean joke on Stevie and they become more like enemies instead of friends. Lisa soon shows herself to be a quick learner and she finds out that she actually likes horses and riding. But she is still friendless..until Carole invites her to come to her favorite ice cream shop. Soon, Stevie, Carole, and Lisa becomes fast friends.
They start making plans for the MTO, the long-awaited Mountain Trail Overnight campout for the students of Pine Hollow. But, things aren't looking good when Stevie's parents tells her that unless she improves her grades, they won't pay for it. And Lisa doesn't really think that her mother will let her go. Stevie gets this idea to make money for her own, her parents told her that THEY won't pay for it. Lisa has no solution but she decides to just wait and see what happens. Carole doesn't think that Stevie will be able to go but Stevie seems somehow very sure. This book was really interesting and I loved Stevie the most! She is so funny and.......well, just FUNNY! If you liked this book, you'll love the other books in this series. The next one is "Horse Shy".
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Summary: Can't cure the horse crazy but can delay it a bit
Review: THE SADDLE CLUB #1: HORSE CRAZY Written By: Bonnie Bryant
Cover Art By: Rob Sauber (1st cover)
Published: 1988
Published By: Skylark
Pages: 135
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Extras: Equestrian Events
Review Date: July 11, 2001 Summary
Twelve-year-olds Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake have been best friends ever since they met at Pine Hollow Stables. So when thirteen-year-old Lisa Atwood shows up for her first lesson dressed in fancy riding gear - and acting chummy with the snobbiest girl in town - the girls aren't sure she'll fit in. But Lisa soon shows herself to be a quick learner, and Carole and Stevie can't help but admire her natural riding talents. Soon the three girls are fast friends.
Over sundaes at their favorite ice cream shop, the girls begin to make plans for the MTO, the long-awaited Mountain Trail Overnight campout for the students of Pine Hollow. There's just one problem: Stevie's parents won't play for it unless she improves her grades. There's no way Stevie will miss out on this wonderful trip with her friends, so she decides to start her own business - with a little help from a surprising source! Cover Art Review
(First Cover)
It's got the stranded horse. Sadly, the book doesn't go into detail of the horses, such as blazes and stars that they might have, so the reader doesn't know which horse it is.
The reader can tell which girl is who though. Lisa is recognizable due to her proper riding attire. Stevie stands out because of her cowboy boots. Of course, she's the only white girl left after the reader recognizes Lisa. Carole doesn't stand out at all in trademark clothes. The reader just knows it her because she's the only black girl on the cover. The `regular' clothes that Stevie and Carole are wearing look a little dated. It was the late 80s when this cover was done though.
The stable in the background looks a little odd and the reader can't really see the house well enough.
The cover has one big fault though: it's too blurry. Between the horse's head and Lisa's head is a white line, which is actually a horse. Due to the blurriness, though, the reader can't tell. (Second cover)
I dislike photograph covers. The scenes on them almost always never have anything to do with the book, and this one is no exception. On the first cover, the reader can tell what's going to happen in the book. Lisa has an uneasy look, not quiet sure what to think of Stevie. Stevie has `Is she for real?' written all over her face and Carole is smiling in encouragement, trying to get Stevie and Lisa to like each other. The cover perfectly fits the story line. On the second cover, you got three girls feeding a horse. That's about it. This setting has been use many times. Go to the bookstore and look at horse books with a photograph cover. People, usually girls, feeding horses. How creative. These girls look like they had never seen a horse, let alone ridden one. Except for pony rides when they were five. And by looking at Carole, that was probably only two years ago.
Which brings in another problem. You can't tell the different between Stevie and Lisa. The model playing Lisa should have been in proper riding clothes. Lisa always were proper riding clothes wheater she wants to or not. Her mom makes her.
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(First Cover)
Red Ribbon: Blurry and doesn't stand out. As the first book of a series, the cover needs to be a little more eye-catching. But at least the cover has something to do with the story.
(Second Cover) Green Ribbon: Stupid and pointless. Should have stayed with the old one. Despite the blurriness. Book Review
There is nothing really bad about this book. It introduces the main characters and several minor characters, as well as some of the horses that will later show up through out the series. Each of the three girls (Carole Hanson, Stevie Lake, and Lisa Atwood) have their personalities described. Carole, though, is a little ignored. Out of all the characters, Stevie comes across the best. Then Lisa.
The story its self is mostly about Stevie trying to make money for the MTO instead of doing her math assiment. Then you have Lisa trying to make friends at the stable and enjoying horses. You can tell the difference between the two girls.
The end seemed a little rushed and forced. It was like Bonnie realized it was time to end the story.
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Red Ribbon: Good start, but not quiet there yet.
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Summary: A Great Series To Read.....
Review: This was a great start to an excellent series of 80+ books. The writing makes you think that you are actually there at Pine Hollow or at TD's, and sharing the Saddle Club's problems. This series totally engrosses you, and once you finish one, you have to pick up another. Events that take place in the Saddle Club series could actually happen in real life, and like in reality, not all things end well. Stevie always has a couple schemes in every book, and Lisa is always there to calm her down, or help her get out of situations. Carole is the biggest horse lover of them all, and throughout all of the books, you can tell her emotions for the horses. In this 1st book, Lisa joins the riding stable, Pine Hollow, and, even though things don't start off well at first, becomes friends with Stevie and Carole. Stevie is having a problem with a project in school that may detirmine whether or not she goes on the trip for Pine Hollow. If you love horses, this is a GREAT book to read.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: Very good book! Carole and Stevie are best friends, and they are going to go on a Mountain Trail Overnight (MTO) togther. However, Stevie's parents say that they won't pay for it unless her grades go up. (It costs $50 to go) Now Stevie has decided that she can't possibly get her grades up, so she is going to earn the $50 herself! Lisa Artwood is also riding at the stables while Stevie is trying to earn the money. She is new, and has never ridden a horse before. Carole likes her but Stevie doesn't. Veronica (the snob) wants to add her to her "collection" of friends, and Lisa feels mixed up about it. Worth buying, reading, and never putting it down! Stevie isn't quite as funny in this book though, she has always been one of my favorite charachters.
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Summary: Lisa Atwood comes to ride...
Review: When Lisa Atwood's mother decides that she should she shoulod ride at Pine Hollow Stables, Lisa doesn't like the idea. On her first lesson there she finds some strange things at the stable. Carole Hanson, who is totally disorginized at school, is the best rider there and doesn't put a hoof pick out of place. And someone slams the door on her first lesson and the horse spooks. Carole watched the lesson and sees that Lisa is a natural rider. Then Lisa meets Stevie lake, Carole's best friend. Stevie's about to be bann from a wonderful Pine Hollow trip, the MTO (Mountain Trail Overnight) unless she improves her math grade. Stevie plays a prank on Lisa, causing the girl's mind to lead her to the fact that Stvie slammed the door. But Stevie didn't do it. Lisa wants to be Carole's friend but doesn't want to be friends with Stevie. So she starts hanging out with Veronica diAngelo, the stable snob and the one who actually did slam the door on Lisa. Pretty soon Stevie's desperate for help, Lisa's hating Veronica, and Carole's stuck in the middle, trying to help them both. Then they each get a little help from a very surprising sorce.
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