The One Dollar Horse / Race the Wind
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
What if the horse that everyone dismissed as worthless turned out to be the one that changed everything? The One Dollar Horse introduces Casey Blue, a determined fifteen-year-old girl growing up in the poverty of East London, who rescues a wild, half-starved horse from slaughter for just one dollar and dares to dream of competing at the world's most prestigious show-jumping events. Against a backdrop of gritty urban life and the gleaming, high-stakes world of elite equestrian sport, Lauren St John chronicles Casey's extraordinary journey from the streets to the showground, where talent alone is never quite enough to outrun a complicated past. Rich with themes of resilience, class, ambition, and the transformative bond between human and animal, this novel is the first in a gripping trilogy that appeals far beyond its young adult audience. St John writes with the assured confidence of someone who understands both the rawness of hardship and the soaring thrill of competition, crafting a narrative that is simultaneously gritty and uplifting. The question that lingers long after the final page is not simply whether Casey can win — but whether she can outrun the secrets that threaten to bring her world crashing down.
Author: Lauren St John
Format: Hardback
Published: 2012, Orion Children's Books
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
What if the horse that everyone dismissed as worthless turned out to be the one that changed everything? The One Dollar Horse introduces Casey Blue, a determined fifteen-year-old girl growing up in the poverty of East London, who rescues a wild, half-starved horse from slaughter for just one dollar and dares to dream of competing at the world's most prestigious show-jumping events. Against a backdrop of gritty urban life and the gleaming, high-stakes world of elite equestrian sport, Lauren St John chronicles Casey's extraordinary journey from the streets to the showground, where talent alone is never quite enough to outrun a complicated past. Rich with themes of resilience, class, ambition, and the transformative bond between human and animal, this novel is the first in a gripping trilogy that appeals far beyond its young adult audience. St John writes with the assured confidence of someone who understands both the rawness of hardship and the soaring thrill of competition, crafting a narrative that is simultaneously gritty and uplifting. The question that lingers long after the final page is not simply whether Casey can win — but whether she can outrun the secrets that threaten to bring her world crashing down.