Take the Reins

For Ages: 9 - 13
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When Sasha Silver and her horse, Charm, arrive on the campus of the elite Canterwood Crest Academy, Sasha knows that she's in trouble. She's not exactly welcomed with open arms. One group of girls in particular is used to being the best, the brightest, and the prettiest on the team, and when Sasha shows her skills in the arena, the girls' claws come out.

Sasha is determined to prove that she belongs at Canterwood. Will she rise to the occasion and make the advanced riding team by the end of her first semester? Or will the pressure send Sasha packing?
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  • Aladdin | 
  • 256 pages | 
  • ISBN 9781416958406 | 
  • January 2009 | 
  • Grades 4 - 8 | 
  • Lexile 650L
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Author Jessica Burkhart Discusses the First Book in the Canterwood Crest Series

Jessica Burkhart talks about the inspirations behind Take the Reins, the first book in the Canterwood Crest series.

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Q. how did you come to write Take the Reins?

A. In November 2006, I was a senior in college and I heard about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The goal of the contest is to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. I wanted to participate, but had no ideas! A few days before NaNo, an idea for a horse novel popped into my brain and wouldn't go away. I started Take the Reins on November 1 and had an embarrassingly bad draft on December first.

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