Sundancer
- Publisher
- Key Porter Books
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2006
- Category
- Horses, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552638422
- Publish Date
- Nov 2006
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
From the outside, 13-year-old Alberta--Bird--looks like a typical teenager. She spends her days attending school, riding horses and helping out on the farm where she lives with her Aunt Hannah. But Bird is anything but typical. For one, she hears things that no one else hears, like the thoughts of the various animals she befriends. For another, she doesn't talk.
Although it causes some problems at school, and with the kids who come to the farm to train, Bird's unwillingness to speak isn't a big issue for her aunt. In fact, when a new problem horse arrives at the farm, Hannah realizes that the strange and silent Bird is the only one who can break through his defenses. But when Bird's mother Eva decides to pay a visit--with a new boyfriend and Bird's younger sister in tow--old wounds are opened and everything changes.
Shelley Peterson's Sundancer is a remarkable story about the damage that people can do to each other--and to the creatures that live with us--and the many ways that we can heal.
“Sundancer is another winning novel for horse-loving young adults and a welcome addition to Shelley Peterson's three previous titles, Dancer, Abby Malone and Stagestruck.? “In the Hills
About the author
Shelley Peterson was born in London, Ontario. She appeared there in her first theatrical production, Pinocchio, at the Grand Theatre at the age of ten. Her professional acting career began at the age of nineteen with a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Neptune Theatre in Halifax. Since then she has played over a hundred roles on television, in film and on the stage.
Shelley Peterson was educated at the Banff School of Fine Arts, at Dalhousie and at the University of Western Ontario. She has had a lifelong love for animals, big and small, and horses in particular. Her trilogy of books about girls and their love affairs and adventures with horses has been enjoyed and praised.
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Mystery at Saddle Creek
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Christmas at Saddle Creek
The Saddle Creek Series
Sundancer
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Stagestruck
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Jockey Girl
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