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INTERACTIVE VIEW: Shelley Peterson

Published by LeadMare • Aug 18th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Interactive View

Welcome to the INTERACTIVE VIEW, an interview where *YOU* ask the questions. We’re thrilled to showcase another talented horse girl and author, Shelley Peterson, who will respond to your questions from now until Friday August 24th.
Please read the INTRO and INSTRUCTIONS below to get started!
INTRO: Canadian author SHELLEY PETERSON was born in London, Ontario. She [...]



PREVIEW: Sundancer by Shelley Peterson

Published by LeadMare • Jul 27th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews

We recently had the pleasure of meeting Shelley Peterson, the Canadian author of four young adult horse novels — Dancer, Abby Malone, Stagestruck and her most recent title Sundancer (no relation to our Sun Dancer).
Shelley will be here at Girls Horse Club for an INTERACTIVE VIEW starting Saturday August 18th through Friday August 24th. She’s [...]



Poetry in Motion

Published by GHC • Jul 22nd, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Junior Blogger Archives

by Julia, age 13
I love to read and write poetry. There are several things that make poems enjoyable to read. Words have to flow and rhyming helps too. Although, what makes the best poems are ones that don’t necessarily have to rhyme, but they just seem to click. What one reader likes another might find [...]



INTERACTIVE VIEW: Terri Farley

Published by LeadMare • Jul 14th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Interactive View

Welcome to the INTERACTIVE VIEW, an interview where *YOU* ask the questions. We’re very lucky that Terri Farley, author of the Phantom Stallion series of books, has agreed to visit our virtual barn and respond to your questions from now until Friday July 20th!
Please read the intro and instructions below to get started!
INTRO: TERRI FARLEY [...]



Read, Think, WRITE! - Story Relay #1

Published by GHC • Jul 9th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Junior Blogger Archives

by horsejo, age 11
In equestrian sports, there are individual and team sports. In our Loft Book Club, we have hundreds and hundreds of stories written by individual authors. So why not try some team stories?
Check out the new story, Horses on the Loose. You will be able to write chapters for it. In the end, [...]



Tips for Writing an Int*l Horse Story

Published by GHC • Jul 2nd, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Guest Bloggers

by Sorrel Gal
Hi Herdmates…
LeadMare asked me to post about some of the process I went through when creating the International Horse stories about Shahar, Destiny, and Sundancer in the Stables. So here are a few thoughts to graze on…
Pick something that really interests you and research it. For the Shahar story I found the origination [...]



Exciting News for Phantom Stallion Fans!

Published by LeadMare • Jun 22nd, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, GHC News

It’s time to tidy up our virtual barn for a very special visitor.
Many of you have mentioned that you enjoy the Phantom Stallion book series written by Terri Farley, and no doubt her stories have inspired some of your stories. So when we saw Terri at the Western States Horse Expo signing her latest book [...]



REVIEW: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Published by GHC • May 30th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, DVD and TV, Junior Blogger Archives, Previews & Reviews

Author: Anna Sewell
Title: Black Beauty
Category: Books, DVD
Genre: Fiction
Our Rating:

Reviewed by Animalsrkool, age 12
I expect most of you horse gals have either read Black Beauty or seen the movie. It’s an amazing book, written by a woman who believed in what she was writing. The movie is quite different from the book, as is often [...]



REVIEW: Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West

Published by GHC • May 16th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews, by Pony Princess

Author: Marguerite Henry
Title: Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West
Category: Books
Genre: Fiction
Our Rating:

Reviewed by Pony Princess, age 12
I just finished reading a fascinating book. Marguerite Henry has written a story that kept me captivated until the end.
Her book Mustang: Wild Spirit Of The West brings you on the adventure of Annie Bronn and her fight [...]



Preview: The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle

Published by LeadMare • Apr 13th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews

Seriously, I’m NOT one of those over-the-top-horse-obsessed girls who must read every new horse book and get her hands on every new horse product that comes along. But I do play one on the Internet. ;) Considering a component of Girls Horse Club is about encouraging young (and not so young) writers through their love for horses, I was intrigued by the debut novel The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle, a 24-year-old writer…