Children's Fiction Girls & Women
Free Horse
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2011
- Category
- Girls & Women, Horses
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552856086
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $8.95
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Description
A story of adventure and self-discovery. Each book in the Mustang Mountain series is a thrilling read filled with stories of friendship, adventure and intrigue.
Meg is just about to leave Mustang Mountain Ranch when Ruby Tucker, owner of a neighbouring lodge, falls ill. Together with Thomas, Meg must help run the lodge and look after Ruby's rambunctious 10-year-old stepson, Tyler. Tyler creates all kinds of trouble when he opens a gate and lets the ranch horses out. As they search for the horses, Thomas discovers that someone is catching wild horses and carting them away. Thomas suspects Tyler's brother Brett and his friends of selling the horses. As a hailstorm hits and Thomas fails to return to the lodge, Meg and Tyler set out on a mission to find him and save the wild horses.
About the author
As a child Sharon Siamon had a passion for three things: horses, mountains, and books. Growing up in Southern Ontario with a family too busy for horses, Siamon pursued her dreams through books and make-believe. She says: “I never ran as a kid, I galloped, trotted, or cantered everywhere.” As an adult, she has spent her time pursuing an adventurous lifestyle, and sharing it in her writing.
The inspiration for her trilogy, Mustang Mountain came while participating in a five-day trail ride near Red Deer, Alberta. There she sat around an open fire at night listening to the wranglers talk. She was also inspired by conversations with young women who grew up on ranches.
Sharon Siamon’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Education from Nipissing University. Siamon is now one of Canada’s most prolific writers of fiction for young readers. She has published eleven novels in Canada, two series in England, and a series in Norway. Her Sleepover Series and five books she wrote in the Stage School series under the pseudonym Geena Dare are popular across Canada and Northern Europe.
A mother of three grown up daughters, Siamon now enjoys writing in the early morning hours and then spending the rest of the day outdoors. She and her husband Jeff currently reside in Toronto with their dog, Brio.
