Gee Whiz: Book Five of the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375871322 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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HobbysSunneeta said Another wonderful read from Jane Smiley. This book is amazing. I just love reading it. The book is truly for all ages (probably 10+ for best understanding). Jane Smiley's series is one of the best out there for horse lovers. She's so good at explaining feelings and the details of horse-human interaction. I'd recommend this book to anyone!. "These books for young women are also an excellent introduction to the care and riding of horses" according to E. Hackett. These books for young women are also an excellent introduction to the care and riding of horses. Any horse person, woman or child, will love this series. The horses will benefit from the knowledge too. Truly terrific.. voracious reader said Just an OK finish to the series. I thought the first four books of this series were pretty good--four stars. This one seemed much less satisfying. Interestingly, the series is set in the 1960s, which makes more sense for the main story since horse jumping now is much more about big money and really serious competition. The elements I enjoyed in the series included teaching a horse to bend and soften (as well as other training information), the protagonist's reactions to school, family, and friends, and her inner strengths. However, the entire book never seemed to "get going" in the sense of the main story thread about the newest horse on the ranch. I thought the ending see
JANE SMILEY is the author of many books for adults, including Private Life,Horse Heaven, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Thousand Acres. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001. Jane lives in Northern California, where she rides horses every chance she gets. She is also the author of four other novels for young readers in the Horses of Oak Valley Ra
From School Library Journal Gr 5-8-In 1966, Abby lives on a ranch in California where her family trains and sells horses. The teen's life revolves around her church, some activities with friends, and taking care of the horses. The dilemma of the Vietnam draft is briefly touched upon concerning her older brother, Danny. Even her relationship with Gee Whiz never seems fully realized.-Carol Schene, formerly at Taunton Public Schools, MA(c) Copyright 2013. An elderly man at her church, Brother Abner, shares stories with her about the world, which help her to start thinking about more than her present life. No redistribution permitted. In this fifth story about her, she interacts with the yearling Jack, destined for the track; Beebop, a rodeo bucking horse; and Gee Whiz, a big ex-raceho
At the same time, her beloved Jack and True Blue are both faced with opportunites to broaden their horizons away from the ranch. Will she let them go, with hopes that she might one day do the same?. At the same time, he keeps his eye on things, not as if he's suspicious, but as if he's curious.When Abby is confronted with an onslaught of reminders of just how little of the world she has seen, she finds herself connecting with Gee Whiz's calm and curious nature, and his desire to know more. Her brother receives a draft notice to Vietnam, her friends return for the holidays with stories from their boarding school in Southern California, and the wise, lovable Brother Abner opens her eyes with tales of his many years spent traveling. He is tall, but also graceful, yet his strides big but precise. Gee Whiz is a striking horse, and only part of that is because of his size