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"OMGosh, the MTO (Mountain Trail Overnight) is coming up
and I just HAVE to go!" Stevie and Carole have been
planning to go on the MTO together for a very long time and
now Stevie might not be able to go! Stevie's mom said that
if she didn't raise her math grade then she wouldn't pay
the fifty dollars for Stevie to go. The only way to raise
her grade is to do a dreaded math project, but Stevie comes
up with a brilliant idea; instead of doing the math project
she could earn the money she needs to go by doing chores
for other people. When she tells Carole at the stable where
they take horseback riding lessons, Carole doesn't think
that Stevie could possibly go through with it since she
hardly knows the definition of "work." A new girl named
Lisa joins horseback riding but when a couple of pranks are
pulled on her and she thinks Stevie did them, things turn
from bad to worse as the girls try to get back at one
another.
Opinion:
Horse Crazy, the first installment in The Saddle Club
series written by Bonnie Bryant, is a pretty good book that
could keep your attention for a while. The characters were
enjoyable and I liked Stevie Lake the best because she had
a lot of personality. I didn't overly like Veronica though
because she acted like a stuck-up snob whom I definitely
wouldn't want to be friends with. The Saddle Club series is
a wonderful series for horse lovers to read. If you're 9-12
years old and looking for a quick read, then Horse Crazy is
for you!
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