Category: Young Adult/Teen Publisher: Willow Bend Publishing
ISBN-10: 1733767428
Pages: 207
Copyright: August 2020
ISBN-13: 9781733767422
Price: $3.99 (eBook)
The seventh book in the 'Morgan Horse' series.
Blackjack: The Champion Morgan Horse, the seventh book in the Morgan Horse series, takes the reader to the exciting world of Morgan shows.
Blackjack has been winning blue ribbons at all the horse shows this season. His best friend and owner, Heather, feels the magic in the air and just knows that this is their year! She and Blackjack have qualified for the biggest competition out there: The Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show. But with surprises around every turn—from a flock of bullying geese and a runaway horse at a truck stop; a thrilling ride on a barrel racing horse to an action-packed encounter with a swirling tornado—this amazing duo will need talent, skill, and more than a little luck to bring that trophy home.
Professional Reviews
Captures the Special Relationship Between Horse and Rider
"In The Further Adventures of Blackjack: The Champion Morgan Horse, Ellen Feld makes readers feel as if they are barn-mates of Heather Richardson and her stallion Blackjack. They watch from the rail as Heather and Blackjack prepare for the prestigious World Championship Morgan Horse Show, and they travel with Heather and her friends as they follow the van carrying their precious horses from New England to Oklahoma. Feld has a knack for capturing the special relationship between a young rider and her horse, and her books are always full of adventure—and the occasional tornado!" - Lesley Ward, Editor of Young Rider Magazine
Excitement, suspense, and a surprise ending
"In the latest addition to her Morgan horse series, Ellen F. Feld takes readers on a cross-country adventure when Heather and Blackjack set their sights on the Morgan World Championship. Before their journey is over Heather will make some tough decisions, while everything they have worked so hard for is jeopardized. The Further Adventures of Blackjack has excitement, suspense, and a surprise ending, all coming together with a satisfying understanding of horses. It is another blue-ribbon winner from a talented author." - Nancy Norton, Editor, Horse & Academy Magazine
Why Readers Keep Coming Back For More
"This series is so pleasant to read that you instantly, no matter what your age, become truly engrossed with the Morgan who is friend, hero and the coolest sidekick a girl could ever have. I have to say one of the biggest delights for me was when Heather explained that she loved the smell of the horses. To me, that is when the author's own spirit came forth and nailed the real reason why Blackjack and these stories are so special...This ideal and the beauty of this sentiment are shown perfectly in these books, and is exactly why readers will keep coming back for more." - Amy Lignor, Feathered Quill Book Reviews
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