Ruth Sanderson
1) Goldilocks
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After finding the bears' cottage in the woods and making a mess inside, Goldilocks helps the family clean up and enjoys a nice meal.
3) Cinderella
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books, USA, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
4) Elska
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Around the year 1000, the Icelandic horse named Elska is born and learns about life and her role in the herd, as well as love and friendship, when she rescues the girl to whom she originally belonged. Includes facts about Icelandic horses and Iceland.
5) Arch of bone
Author
Publisher
Tachyon
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Josiah dreams of joining the crew of whaling ship, like his father and grandfather. A sailor brings news that his father has died, and that his crew was doomed by the mad Captain Ahab and the white whale, Moby Dick. Josiah and his loyal dog, Zeke, set sail to find out the truth of his father's death.
6) Golden Sun
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Follows Golden Sun, an Appaloosa horse, through several seasons as Little Turtle, a Nez Perce boy, raises and trains him then takes him along on a vision quest in hopes of saving his friend Pale Moon from serious illness.
7) Bell's Star
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the Vermont spring of 1853, Bell's Star, a Morgan horse, and his owner Katie rescue a runaway slave and try to outwit the slave catchers in order to help her to freedom.
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II. Includes facts about Lipizzaner horses and the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
9) Koda
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Traveling with his owners from Missouri to Oregon in 1848, Koda, an energetic two-year-old quarter horse, finds the long journey increasingly tedious and tiring until his young owner goes missing on the trail and he must use all his skills to find her.
10) Yatimah
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 6
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
In a mid-ninth-century Bedouin camp in the Arabian Desert, a horse is born to a prized Arabian war mare who dies during the birth, and the foal is raised with dreams of continuing her mother's glory as a war mare. Includes facts about Arabian horses and their importance to Bedouin tribes.
11) Jingle Bells
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 11
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
In 1915 Wisconsin, a farm horse named Jingle Bells worries that his family will replace him when the older son brings home a brand new Model-T Ford car. Includes facts about Clydesdale horses.
13) Calvino
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 14
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1570s Spain, Calvino, an Andalusian horse, is purchased from the Moreno estate in Seville to join King Phillip's stable in Cordoba.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 58
Publisher
Grossett and Dunlap
Pub. Date
2005 c1980
Language
English
Description
When Nancy and her friends ride deep into the Sawniegunk Forest in search of a flying saucer, they find themselves in the middle of more than one mystery. Wildcats, runaway horses, deadly snakes, and a disappearing Indian keep the sleuths tangled in danger and suspense.
15) Darcy
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 10
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Born on a windy hill off the coast of Ireland in 1917, a Connemara pony named Darcy is sold to a farm family and trained to pull a cart and plow.
16) Risky Chance
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
In the mid- to late-1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.
17) Penny
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 16
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Penny is a blue-eyed palomino paint mare with a taste for adventure! She and a boy named Jesse search for gold in Northern California. After striking it rich and then losing everything, Jesse and Penny join the Pony Express. The job is a tough one, but Penny loves a challenge! Here is Penny's story...in her own words.