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A Horse Called Wonder (Thoroughbred #1)
Ashleigh wouldn't care about anything, ever again.
Ashleigh Griffen swore she'd never give her heart to another horse -- not after a terrible disease wiped out her family's breeding farm, along with Ashleigh's favorite mare, Stardust.
Now the Griffens are starting over as breeding managers at Townsend Acres, and Ashleigh's sure she is going to hate living there.
Then a small,
...morePaperback, 192 pages
Published
August 15th 1991
by HarperEntertainment
(first published 1991)
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I've always been a horse crazy person. As a horse crazy little girl with little actual access to horses (I grew up in the city,) most of my horse love centered around any horse fiction that I could get my hands on. I discovered the Thoroughbred series at around 11 or 12 during one of the school book fairs, and became hooked. The story focuses (for the first 6 or 7 books, at least) around a young girl of 11 or 12 who works to save a horse named Wonder. Through her love and total devotion, Wonder ...more
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I don't fully remember the plot of this book but when I saw the cover I melted a little bit. Not completely into a puddle, but I'm definitely spreadable on toast. Not the most innovative or challenging book, but great for a horse-crazy girl who is looking for anything, anything, ANYTHING containing words which relate to HORSES. Book covers from childhood are evocative.
In looking briefly over the other reviews here, I realize how lucky I was to have grown up in a place near horses and...more
In looking briefly over the other reviews here, I realize how lucky I was to have grown up in a place near horses and...more
This book was about Ashleigh Griffen, a young girl who just moved from her old family stable, Edgarwood, to a much larger racehorse stable called Townsend Acres. Her family had been breeding Thoroughbred horses for racing when a horrible disease went though the horses and killed many. Now the family is hoping for a new start by becoming breeding managers at Townsend Acres.
Ashleigh is unhappy about moving until she discovers Wonder, a small, sickly filly expected to die. Ashleigh figh...more
Ashleigh is unhappy about moving until she discovers Wonder, a small, sickly filly expected to die. Ashleigh figh...more
Good book. Not... more like GREAT BOOK!!! It's a little slow at first, then as you get more toward the middle, you can't put it down! Actually, the whole series is like that. I'm now reading the 6th one, and is soooooo good.
I remember when my mom first gave me this book, I was a devoted Pony Pals reader and this book was way too long! I read the first chapter and thought it wasn't ever going to end... It sat on my nightstand for quite some time before I picked it up again and read it straight through. Boy, was I glad I did. Every time we went to the mall after that, I would grab another Thoroughbred book or two from Waldenbooks. For a couple years I collected them up to number 23 when it became harder to find them ...more
This is pretty much the one Thoroughbred book that demands five stars. Giving it anything less hardly seems possible, although realistically it's probably worth just over four stars given that it moves slowly and falls into a monotony that can only be expected when the plot revolves around saving a sickly foal.
Ashleigh is what can only be described as a typical horse story main character, only she's got more emotional backstory than most. Her parents have lost almost everything d...more
Ashleigh is what can only be described as a typical horse story main character, only she's got more emotional backstory than most. Her parents have lost almost everything d...more
are these books out of print??! why is there no cover?
man, this was one of the formative series of my childhood, and i couldn't WAIT for the next book to come out.
this is the story of a girl who loses her best friend (her horse, stardust), and ends up working at another farm. things aren't looking good until a sick foal is born, one that will breathe life into ashleigh, the farm, and everyone around her.
totally cheesy in that perfect way, this is a great read for...more
man, this was one of the formative series of my childhood, and i couldn't WAIT for the next book to come out.
this is the story of a girl who loses her best friend (her horse, stardust), and ends up working at another farm. things aren't looking good until a sick foal is born, one that will breathe life into ashleigh, the farm, and everyone around her.
totally cheesy in that perfect way, this is a great read for...more
Hmm, close contender for my favorite series when I was 12 or younger. It is really long, 70+ books of which I read no more than 12. The first 10 were my favorite ones, but after that the same problems arose. I'm glad that the only characters I knew were the original ones - Asleigh and Samantha, and not the later girls. I actually did read No. 60 and 62 because I got them for free, but I did not like those at all.
Anyway, this was a good series, biut make sure you read the ones that the aut...more
Anyway, this was a good series, biut make sure you read the ones that the aut...more
This series was my childhood! I remember my dad would take me to a bookstore downtown about once a week and we'd order the next few books in the series because I'd read one book in the series every few days. I think I ended up getting up to book sixty-ish before I sort of grew out of it, but these books are PERFECT for any horse crazy little girl :)
I think it is important to get kids to enjoy reading books more than to make sure they read high quality books. Sure, the story loops ever few books and no awards are going to be handed out for this series. Regardless, my ten year old self ate them up and began my continuing relationship with books. A great choice for beginning readers who love horses.
I absolutely adored the Thoroughbred series when I was in elementary and middle school. Re-reading this book on a whim was a lot fun, but it's definitely less compelling now that I'm no longer horse-obsessed. Still, I love that the heroine is animal-loving, passionate, hard-working, and not boy-crazy.
I admit it, I still read the books I read when I was younger. I even go and read the later books in the series that weren't out yet when I was originally reading it. This is one of those, and I love every minute of it, even when the later books get so horribly, cringeworthy, terrible...I love them all.
I read this about ten years ago, but I love this book. Actually I love this series. Anyone who has a daughter that likes horses and is interested in horses should definitely get this series for her. I'm a horse lover/owner and I have re-read this series about three times because I love it so much.
Allison
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Not going to add all of the one's in this series I read in junior high... Just know that I've read the first twenty or so and some of the later ones. And the last book, of course. :)
Those books are kind of cliche, but I did like them when I read them.
Those books are kind of cliche, but I did like them when I read them.
Oh, I was obsessed with these when they came out. I used to have a bunch of them but I think by the time the series split off into the next generation I had stopped getting them. They were a fun read for a kid obsessed with horses.
I loved this series so much as a young girl. Perfect for the horse crazy kid that I was. :] Rather than add all of the books, I'll just note here that I have the first 16 books in the series and a couple special editions.
This was my favorite horse series for the longest time - I've read all 72 of them. It taught me pretty much all I know about Thoroughbreds and jockies and horse racing in general. I still love them.
I haven't read this since I was very young, but this is the book that got me addicted to the series, so I have to give it 5 stars...even though I know it would be less if I read it today. ;-)
Liking horses is a pre-requisite for reading this series. It's a fun, read for any youngster who loves horses... and a few adults too.
I would say they are all pretty good. More like a 3.75. If you like horses and romance, adventure and humor, I would read the series.
I went through the OMG HORSE BOOKS stage as many of you had I'm sure. I read like every book in this series.
Growing up a horse crazy city girl, I really enjoyed the Thoroughbred series in middle school.
I thought it was a decent enough horse book. Not my favorite horse series, but still fun to read.
I Really Like this book and I felt I would have done the same thing Ashleigh did,
Brittany
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I haven't read this series since I was a kid, but I really loved the books
It is such a great book! at first there is some sad parts but then it get a little bit better!
I loved the Thoroughbred Series and I loved this book most of all.
I LOVED this book! Take an eleven year old girl, a sick little filly and you get a sweet, realistic, and heartwarming story! I loved Ashleigh's tenacity and determination to save the filly she loves even when nobody had faith in her becoming anything but a mediocre broodmare. Stories like this should be everywhere, there's no violence, nothing inappropriate, and the story moves along like your watching a movie, I hope someone decides to make the entire Thoroughbred book series into a t.v. ser...more
Arianna
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i read these when i was in approximately the 4th grade.
:)
:)
Addie
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i lyk all of the thoroughbred series. i love horses
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