false 6067354 1 Defying family and social pressure, Nettie Brady bucks 1920s convention with her dream of becoming a rodeo star. That means competing with men, and cowgirls who ride the rodeo circuit are considered loose women. Addicted to the thrill of pitting her strength and wits against a half-ton steer in a rodeo, Nettie exchanges skirts for pants, rides with her brothers on their Montana ranch, and competes in neighborhood rodeos. <P>Broken bones, killer influenza, flash floods, and family hardship team up to keep Nettie from her dreams. Then she meets a young neighbor cowboy who rides broncs and raises rodeo stock. Will this be Nettie s ticket to freedom and happiness? Will her rodeo dreams come true? <P>Based on the life of the author s grandmother, a real Montana cowgirl. 6243701 30 11 2008 Cowgirl Dreams total:8|5:5|4:3|3:0|2:0|1:0| 8 37 11 8 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 20:47:15 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 20:47:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 19:43:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 20:07:12 -0700 2009
Nettie Brady who is fifteen
years old sets out to pursue
her dream, regardless of
family opposition, and strict standards of society
in the 1920s. She is determined to fight all obstacles that cross her path, including weather,
and finances. Nett...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 10:53:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 10:53:14 -0700 2009
In this 1920’s coming-of-age western, fourteen-year-old Nettie Brady wants to be a cowgirl more than anything. Her mother thinks that it’s too dangerous for a young lady and that Nettie needs to be learning how to keep a home. But Nettie detests sewing and co...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 23:21:08 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 08:01:58 -0700 2009
Fifteen-year-old Nettie Brady loves nothing more than riding fast with her horse and helping her father and brothers with the "men's work" on her family's small ranch in Montana. Her dream, the most perfect life she can imagine, ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 20:29:41 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 12:27:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 26 07:54:33 -0800 2009 Fri May 08 17:58:28 -0700 2009 Cowgirl Dreams, the debut novel of author Heidi M. Thomas, to be quite engrossing with its country charm, exciting rodeo action, and innocent romance. Thomas based the novel loosely on her grandmother, a real Montana cowgirl, and her attention to detail in 1920’s “Big Sky Country” liv...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Oct 09 12:25:43 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 12:26:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 15:13:47 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 15:14:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 04:24:31 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 04:24:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 27 11:45:14 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 11:45:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 20 17:28:14 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 17:28:14 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6067354