Chasing Gold
Aladdin · Paperback · November 4, 2014
When all of Haley’s time goes to training her pony, keeping an eye on the prize causes problems in this third book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague.
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- Who it’s for
- Haley’s preparation to ride Wings in a clinic strains her time, friendships, and energy.
- Themes
- Pony-riding ambition, Training strains friendships, Overwork and its consequences
- Genres
- Horse Stories, Friendship
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When all of Haley’s time goes to training her pony, keeping an eye on the prize causes problems in this third book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague. For months, Haley Duncan has been saving up to ride with her pony Wings in a clinic with a world-famous event rider.
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On top of that, she wants to make sure Wings is as fit and ready as he can be, which means extra trot sets before school and training and cleaning tack all weekend. So what if Haley’s friends complain that she doesn’t have time for them anymore? So what if she has to miss her very first ever school dance, or skip a favorite family tradition, or leave early from her BFF’s first boy-girl party? Everyone will get it when they see her in the Olympics someday. But when Haley’s overscheduled existence and exhaustion causes an accident, she may have to say good-bye to her dreams…
Wings and the Clinic
Haley’s preparation to ride Wings in a clinic strains her time, friendships, and energy.
Come here for
- Haley’s extra trot sets before school
- Weekend training and tack cleaning
Expect
- A school dance Haley misses
- An accident amid exhaustion
Where it sits
| Horse Stories | 71% |
|---|---|
| Friendship | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Horse Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- Friendship
- Authors
- Catherine Hapka
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Published
- November 4, 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Pony-riding ambition · Training strains friendships · Overwork and its consequences
- Reading lane
- Horse Stories