Two girls from two different centuries and the horse that brings them together.Teenage equestrian Samantha DeVries wants to be the first African American to ride in the Olympics. Her father, a successful horse trainer, pushes Sam to excel, while Sam's academic mother tries to instill a sense of heritage in her headstrong daughter who'd rather be riding than studying history, except when it comes to researching the gaps in her horse's pedigree. But Sam's beliefs and her carefully constructed world shatter like a jelly jar when she travels through a time portal and lands in the canopy bed of an 1860s Southern belle.Even more surprised by Sam's unexpected arrival is Caroline Chandler. She's a tomboy who wears breeches beneath her crinoline and rides horses bareback, much to the dismay of her critical mother.But neither girl has time to fret over customs and clothes. The Civil War is raging, and soldiers from both sides are stealing horses. At risk is Pandora, Caroline's beloved mare. Without her, Sam's future Olympic horse, Nugget, won't exist in the present.Neither will Sam if the slave catchers grab her.
Author: Maggie Dana Publisher: Pageworks Press Published: 05/04/2014 Pages: 242 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.69lbs Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d ISBN: 9780985150495
About the Author Maggie Dana's first riding lesson, at the age of five, was less than wonderful. In fact, she hated it so much, she didn't try again for another three years. But all it took was the right instructor and the right horse and she was hooked for life. Her new riding stable was slap bang in the middle of Pinewood Studios, home of England's movie industry. So while learning to groom horses, clean tack, and muck stalls, Maggie also got to see the stars in action. Some even spoke to her. Born and raised near London, Maggie now makes her home on the Connecticut shoreline where she divides her time between hanging out with the family's horses and writing her next book in the Timber Ridge Riders series.
