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Making Strides

Lauren Brooke · 224 pages

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Silent Harmony

Michele Scott · 238 pages

"Small town seventeen-year-old Vivienne Taylor is a talented equestrian with Olympic dreams and a little something extra going on--she is also an "equine empath," someone who has the ability to read horses' minds and moods. When she receives a full scholarship to attend Fairmont Riding Academy, a prep school with a famous riding program, she struggles with homesickness, hazing by the school's snoo

HorsesBoarding SchoolTeen ProtagonistFemale Lead
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The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani · 496 pages

**A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure perfect for those who prefer their fairytales with a twist. The first in the bestselling School for Good and Evil series.** Every four years, two girls are kidnapped from the village of Gavaldon. Legend has it these lost children are sent to the School for Good and Evil, the fabled institution where they become fairytale heroes or villains. With her

Boarding SchoolMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistTrials and Tournaments
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Ashleigh's Dream

Joanna Campbell · 192 pages

HorsesMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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The Sixth Form at St. Clare's

Pamela Cox · 168 pages

Based upon, and continuing Enid Blyton's St. Clare's series. New girl, Morag, detests St Clare's. She's only happy when she can escape to the local riding stables. But, now they're in the sixth form, the other girls are sad that it's their final year in their adored school. But what's wrong with Morag? Will they ever be able to understand her?

Boarding SchoolHorsesMiddle GradeSeries
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Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

Rachel Renee Russell · 282 pages

Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new school—and her very first diary is packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE updated edition of the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting her new soon-to-be BFFs Chloe and Zoey, falling for adorably sweet

Boarding SchoolMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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Notorious

Cecily von Ziegesar · 275 pages

Popular Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey is making a splash at Waverly Academy, an elite boarding school in New York horse country where glamorous rich kids don't let the rules get in the way of an excellent time.It's less than a week into school, but Jenny's already been caught with her roommate's boyfriend (in bed!), flashed the whole school at a field hockey game, and gone up against the Di

Boarding SchoolHorsesTeen ProtagonistSeries
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Eighth Grade Bites

Heather Brewer · 182 pages

Vlad has to keep his vampire urges under control while dealing with the pressures of middle school.Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod really hates junior high. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with

Boarding SchoolMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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The One Dollar Horse

Lauren St. John

HorsesMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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Charlie Bone and the Hidden King

Jenny Nimmo · 368 pages

Charlie Bone awakes one morning to find the city covered with snow and all the animals gone. Where have they gone - and why? Blessed the dog tells Billy there was a terrible shuddering of the earth and immediately after, he saw a witch with two shadows crossing the hall in the Bloor's Academy.

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For Love of a Horse

Patricia Leitch · 126 pages

A young English girl moves with her family to the Scottish Highlands, and becomes obsessed with rescuing an Arab mare named Shantih that escaped from an abusive circus.

HorsesMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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Third Year at Malory Towers

Enid Blyton · 185 pages

The girls return for another term to find several new faces in their form. There is Zerelda, the American girl, Bill, short for Wilhelmina, who is mad about horses, and Mavis who has a remarkable voice and dreams of being an opera singer.

Boarding SchoolHorsesMiddle GradeSeries
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The Horse and His Boy

C.S. Lewis · 208 pages

Bree, the talking horse, has been kidnapped from Narnia, and longs to return. Shasta decides to run away with him. Before they know it, they are on a dangerous journey together, through strange cities, tombs and harsh deserts.

HorsesMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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Princess Academy

Shannon Hale · 314 pages

Boarding SchoolMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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Wild Thing

Dandi Daley Mackall · 171 pages

After settling in Ashland, Ohio, Winnie Willis discovers a beautiful but mistreated Arabian mare who is known as Salvaje because nobody has been able to train her, and trusts in her Christian faith to find a way to help.

HorsesMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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The Wild One

Terri Farley

HorsesMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls

Anton DiSclafani · 420 pages

Exiled to an equestrian boarding school in the South at the height of the Great Depression for her role in a family tragedy, strong-willed teen Thea Atwell grapples with painful memories while acclimating to the school's strict environment.

HorsesBoarding SchoolTeen ProtagonistFemale Lead
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The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt

Walter Farley · 248 pages

A racing accident resulting in a frightened horse and an injured driver leads Alec Ramsey and Henry Dailey to try harness racing, working a son of the Black toward the Hambletonian.

HorsesMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistAthlete
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Meet Felicity: An American Girl

Valerie Tripp · 68 pages

In Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.

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Sandry's Book

Tamora Pierce · 95 pages

Four young misfits find themselves living in a strictly disciplined temple community where they become friends while also learning to do crafts and to use their powers, especially magic.

Boarding SchoolMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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Kitchen Princess, Vol. 01

Miyuki Kobayashi · 208 pages

Najika is a gifted cook and attends the prestigious Seika Academy cooking school. Her friendship with two brothers, Sora and Daichi, creates resentment with other girls at the school. Her greatest rival is a popular, teen model, Akane who tries to drive Najika from the school by staging a cooking contest.

Boarding SchoolMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistSeries
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Blaze and the Dark Rider

Stacy Gregg

The second adventure in this fresh, fun and accessible new series – perfect for all pony-loving girls out there.Issie and her friends have been picked to represent the Chevalier Point Pony Club at the Interclub Gold Shield – the biggest competition of the year. It's time to get training!But when equipment is sabotaged and one of the riders is injured, Issie and her friends are determined to find o

HorsesMiddle GradeTrials and TournamentsSeries
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HorsesMiddle GradeTeen ProtagonistFemale Lead

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