McCully, Emily Arnold.
Summary: A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction McCully 2010Berrow, G. M.
Summary: "Spring is the season of change, and things are changing in Miradero--Lucky, Pru, and Abigail will soon be heading off to Palomino Bluffs Riding Academy! Before they go, the PALs want to become Frontier Fillies Trail Trainers. But to do that, the girls need to find and train a brand-new horse--something Lucky has never done! It seems as if everything is coming together when the PALs fall in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BERSmiley, Jane.
Summary: On her family's California horse ranch in the 1960s, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt tries to rely on her Christian faith as she faces the possibility of giving up her beloved colt, Jack.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SMIFrancis, Dick.
Summary: Returning to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined the army at seventeen, Captain Tom Forsyth discovers that she is being blackmailed and sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mother's reputation and career as "the first lady of British racing", or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2010
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Summary: Returning to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined the army at seventeen, Captain Tom Forsyth discovers that she is being blackmailed and sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mother's reputation and career as "the first lady of British racing", or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M FRAFrancis, Dick.
Summary: Returning to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined the army at seventeen, Captain Tom Forsyth discovers that she is being blackmailed and sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mother's reputation and career as "the first lady of British racing", or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FRAEnglish, Talley
Summary: A novel about a girl on the cusp of her teenage years, who is growing up faster than she ever hoped she would. When Teagan's father abruptly abandons his family and his farm, Teagan finds herself wading through the wreckage of what was once an idyllic life, searching for something--or someone--to hold on to. What she finds is Ian, short for Obsidian: the magnificent but dangerously headstrong...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ENGMiller, Linda Lael
Summary: Shallie Fletcher has left heartbreak where it belongs - in the past. What matters is the woman she's become - not the girl she was. So what if she needs the help of the gorgeous cowboy who once left her in tears? Running away is no longer her thing - she'll get what she wants and she's sure it's not Cord. Cord Hollister knows how to handle horses - not surprise daughters. But when a teenager...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020
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Summary: In the winter of 1917, when a young woman shows up at his doorstep looking for work breaking horses, George Bliss hires her on. Many of his regular hands are off fighting the war, and he glimpses, beneath her showy rodeo garb, a shy but feisty girl with a serious knowledge of horses. So begins the irresistible tale of nineteen-year-old Martha Lessen, a female horse whisperer trying to make a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GlossMcCully, Emily Arnold.
Summary: A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: JE CD Fiction McCully 2011Gloss, Molly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GLOMiller, Linda Lael
Summary: Cord Hollister is a true cowboy at heart. As a man who has devoted his life to training horses under the big skies of Montana, he thrives on the stability of ranch life. But when a girl arrives in Painted Pony Creek with a shocking secret, Cord's orderly life is upended. She's the spitting image of the first woman who broke his heart--a woman he hasn't seen in years--and he'll do whatever he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HQN 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Miller 2020Smiley, Jane.
Summary: On her family's California horse ranch in the 1960s, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt faces the possibility of giving up her beloved colt, Jack, when it comes to light that his dam might have been stolen.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SMISmiley, Jane.
Summary: In 1960s California, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt has trouble with True Blue, the newest horse on her family's ranch, a beautiful dappled gray who is so often spooked, Abby wonders if he is haunted by the ghost of his deceased former owner.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SMIGloss, Molly.
Summary: In the winter of 1917, with many of his regular hands off fighting in World War I, George Bliss hires young Martha Lessen to help gentle wild horses, and as she demonstrates her unique talent for dealing with damaged horses, she finds a sense of family and belonging.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GLOKann, Victoria
Summary: "When Pinkalicious visits the Pink Pines Ranch, she meets the most amazing, mini-tastic miniature pony! When the peewee pony escapes her corral, it's up to Pinkalicious to find her."--publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPulishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN KANSalisbury, Graham
Summary: Danny, a rising rodeo star whose border collie, Banjo, has been wounded by neighbors, and Meg, who has a way with animals, come together to keep Banjo safe, aided by Danny's brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SALArhøj, Anders
Summary: Big Meow is a feisty cat and Little Woof is a dog, and they are both intent on tracking each other through the pages of this book.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2019