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Storm Chaser
by
Chris Platt
For thirteen-year-old Jessie, living with her family on the dusty Wild Hawk Ranch in Nevada can be a bit lonely. Her friend Marybeth lives a few miles away, but shes two years younger than Jessie and she can sometimes be a pest. But Jessie loves the horses her father and brother break in each summer to sell to local ranchers and rodeo competitors. This year, she is determi...more
Hardcover, 177 pages
Published
October 1st 2009
by Peachtree Publishers
(first published 2009)
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For thirteen-year-old Jessie, living with her family on the dusty Wild Hawk Ranch in Nevada can be a bit lonely. Her friend Marybeth lives a few miles away, but she_s two years younger than Jessie and she can sometimes be a pest.
But Jessie loves the horses her father and brother break in each summer to sell to local ranchers and rodeo competitors. This year, she is determined to help train the horses, especially when she lays eyes on the wild, paint filly she names Storm Chaser. When Jessie_s fa...more
But Jessie loves the horses her father and brother break in each summer to sell to local ranchers and rodeo competitors. This year, she is determined to help train the horses, especially when she lays eyes on the wild, paint filly she names Storm Chaser. When Jessie_s fa...more
Jan 05, 2012
Scott Hayden
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
teachers of "The Young Peacemaker"
Recommended to Scott by:
Krista Hayden (as a Christmas gift)
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children
Good book for kids, especially girls and horse lovers. My daughter Krista gave it to me for Christmas.
I liked the multiple problems woven into the plot: Jessica falls in love with a new filly, but knows the family will have to sell it; she is eager to train the horse, but her father thinks she's still too young, despite the fact that she's a few years older than her brother when he started training horses; a barn-fire places the family in financial straights; the only other girl anywhere in the...more
I liked the multiple problems woven into the plot: Jessica falls in love with a new filly, but knows the family will have to sell it; she is eager to train the horse, but her father thinks she's still too young, despite the fact that she's a few years older than her brother when he started training horses; a barn-fire places the family in financial straights; the only other girl anywhere in the...more
Jessie is a thirteen year old girl who lives on Wild Hawk Ranch in Nevada. Her best friend Marybeth is two years younger than she is. When her brothers and friends bring in the herd of horses that have been roaming free on the range, Jessie spots a beautiful paint that she would love to have. Her horse Rusty is getting so old that she will soon have to stop riding him. She wants an opportunity to break the paint that she has named Storm Chaser but her father says she is still too young. Her brot...more
Audience: This is a great book for girls who love horses. It is also a great book for kids interested in reading about real life adventures. It would work well for a teacher looking for a book about choosing friends or one to help teach problem and solution.
Appeal: This book has really engaging characters and the plot gets really intense really fast so readers are compelled to read on and find out if the ranch can be saved as well as what will happen to Jessica's human and horse friends.
Awards L...more
Appeal: This book has really engaging characters and the plot gets really intense really fast so readers are compelled to read on and find out if the ranch can be saved as well as what will happen to Jessica's human and horse friends.
Awards L...more
My 11 year old daughter wanted me to read this book so I did. A simple read for me and I would say the audience is preteen the early teen. THe story is good, easy to follow and if you love horses you do find yourself involved in the story. A small family tries to decide what to do financially with the small ranch they live on when a fire breaks and burns their barns they are left with little choice but to attempt life on a "dude ranch".
A 2011-12 Mark Twain Nominee Award in Missouri, Storm Chaser is another horse story. Girls will like this story which features 13-year-old Jessie who lives on a ranch in Nevada. When her father and brother round up wild horses to break and sell to local ranchers, Jessie falls in love with a paint filly. But tragedy befalls the family and they must make plans to sell all the wild horses, including the horse Jessie has her heart set on.
A 2011-12 Mark Twain nominee...Jessie lives with her family on a barely-breaking-even ranch in Nevada. After a fire takes their barn and first hay cutting, the family is forced to open a dude ranch. Jessie falls in love with a new pony, but a nasty, rich girl wants the horse for herself.
Great MG novel about a girl, a wild horse and the ranch her parents are trying to save. I really enjoyed this one. There is a lot of description about training horses but it didn't seem to slow down the narrative much. Great message about true friendship and responsibility.
I enjoyed this book. Good story line, great family story showing how good honest hard work does pay off. There are not enough good books with horses and a female main character...this book definitely fills that need!!
The book is slow going and very sad. I was crying a little in this book at a few diffrent parts. But there is not much action in the book or any mysteries. But it is a 2011-2012 Mark Twain award.
A nice informative horse story, nice lesson without being heavy handed. I enjoyed learning information about different breeds of horses, too. Girls who like horses will like this one for sure.
This book could be read by a boy or girl who is in 4th grade or higher. It could be read by a child who loves horses or just love animals.
2011-2012 Golden Sower Nominees
2011-2012 Golden Sower Nominees
Loved this book by the same author as "Sarah's Key." Very different feel, but loved it all the same.
Feb 23, 2011
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This is a very good book of what I have read of it. There is a barn fire and she got the chance to finally train a horse by herself and the ranch isn't a ranch anymore it is something else but you will have to find out for yourself. now i am done with it and it is a good book i think that anyone who needs to read books should read this because it isn't just about horses it has a lot of different branches (it has alot of different subjects). Thats all i can think of thanks for reading my review....more
I thought this was a nice horse story. It was a good story about a family dealing with a difficult situation. It was also a good story about friendship and realizing who your real friends are...they are the ones who help you when you need it without you asking and who stand by you even when you are not the nicest person. They are not the ones who are mean or just talk to you because they want something. The plot was a little weak at some points but overall this was a good story and kids will enj...more
Those who like horse stories will love this one
JUST FINISHED! IT WAS AWESOME!
Jun 15, 2011
Kay
marked it as to-read
2011-2012 Intermediate Golden Sower.
Some of my girls last year will like this story about horses-wild!
I really liked this book. I think both boys and girls would enjoy the story of Storm Chaser. It teaches great lessons about friends how difficult life can be sometimes.
Apr 29, 2013
Hina Ayaz
marked it as to-read
Mar 18, 2013
Asia Marie
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Chris Platt is an award-winning author of more than a dozen books for young readers, including the popular horse novels Moon Shadow; Willow King and its sequel, Race the Wind; and many titles in the Thoroughbred juvenile fiction series.
She has a degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno, and specializes in writing about horses. During her youth she worked as a jockey in Oregon (she...more
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She has a degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno, and specializes in writing about horses. During her youth she worked as a jockey in Oregon (she...more
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