Eager Star - (Winnie the Horse Gentler) by Dandi Daley Mackall (Paperback)

About the Book

Winnie has just signed her second client, who wants her to train a horse for an important race in only one week.

Book Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other parts of her life don't always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom, who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted too. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie's life with friendship and adventure. In #2 Eager Star, Winnie learns something about people as well as horses when she begins to value the power of praise and encouragement.

From the Back Cover

"Tomorrow I start seventh grade in a new town and a new school-where I''m definitely not part of the ''in'' crowd."
Winnie Willis wants to be a famous horse gentler. She already has one client, and a second has just signed on. But the new client has given her only a week to train a horse for an important race . . . and the rider will be Grant Baines-the most popular boy in school. To him, Winnie is invisible. This is her chance to be part of the "in" crowd at school . . . if she succeeds. How can she ever train the horse and Grant to work together in one week?