First Ride

by Janice Kaplan

Born to Ride! Rodeo came naturally to Cadmy Stevens. She'd been riding on her family's ranch all her life, and she and her horse, Judd, were practically one. But when her school rodeo team went to the Finals, Cadmy discovered that some cowboys went to the Finals, Cadmy discovered that some cowboys couldn't stand to see a girl complete- not to mention wen. Fourteen years old and ninety three pounds. Cadmy Stevens is going the distance- even if it means drifting apart from the people who care about her most. No one understand how much the rodeo means to her. No one - except sometimes her boyfriend, Michael- is willing to let her be the person she was born to be. But Cadmy's got a whole lot of learning to do before her first about bulls, and men and women, about love. And how hanging on to a dream is a whole lot tougher than riding in the rodeo.

125 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Janice Kaplan is the author of many popular books, including the New York Times bestseller THE GRATITUDE DIARIES and her most recent book, THE GENIUS OF WOMEN. Widely known as a journalist, television producer and magazine editor, she has also written or co-written bestselling novels including THE BOTOX DIARIES, THE MEN I DIDN'T MARRY and MINE ARE SPECTACULAR! as well as the mysteries LOOKS TO DIE FOR and A JOB TO KILL FOR.

Janice was the Editor-in-Chief of Parade Magazine and executive producer of the TV Guide Television Group, where she created and produced television specials that aired primetime on all the major networks. She co-authored the bestseller I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN and the non-fiction HOW LUCK HAPPENS. She began her career as an on-air sports reporter for CBS Radio and went on to be a producer at ABC-TV’s Good Morning America, where she won awards for investigative reporting.

She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University and won Yale's Murray Fellowship for her writing.

Reviews

[Matte Resist · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this one in a little free library and after reading "Half Broke Horses" thought, "Another book about a girl riding horses." It was a fine book to read at night when I couldn't sleep but that's about it. Pretty predictable.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book at a garage sale my aunt was hosting, when I was 10 or so (almost 2 decades ago). I didn't really want it so It was years before I read it, but I really enjoyed it.