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Smiley, Jane

Riding Lessons

185 pp. | Knopf | March, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5247-1811-4 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-1-5247-1812-1 $19.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5247-1813-8
(2) 4-6 Ellen & Ned series. In this (projected) new trilogy, headstrong fourth grader Ellen's parents inform her they're adopting a little girl and that she herself is adopted; and at her riding lessons at Oak Valley Ranch, Ellen discovers that horse Ned can talk to her in her head. The treatment of adoption is true to the book's 1960s setting. Smiley's horsewomanship is spot on, giving readers vicarious equestrian thrills.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2018

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