Sam's Ride (Orca Echoes) - Softcover

Citra, Becky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554691605 ISBN 13: 9781554691609

Publisher: Orca Book Pub, 2009

Synopsis

Sam, a seven-year-old boy, is devastated when his mother leaves him for two weeks on his grandfather's ranch. Grandpa has a lot of rules, and Sam isn't happy about having to stay with him. But Sam's time on the ranch isn't all bad. He learns to ride a horse and also discovers some surprising things about his father, who died when Sam was a baby. When Sam is forced to overcome his fear of riding in order to help rescue Grandpa, Sam grows to appreciate both his grandpa and life on the ranch.

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courage, family, horses

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Bolt burst into a trot. Sam's heart jumped down his throat. Up and down, up and down, he bounced in the saddle. His feet flew out of the stirrups. The fence and then barn and Grandpa flashed by.

"Whoa!" yelled Sam. "Whoa!"

Grandpa stepped in front of Bolt. He grabbed the reins and pulled Bolt to a stop.

Sam took a huge breath. "I'm getting off!" he said.

He slid off the horse. It was a long way to the ground. His legs wobbled. He thought Grandpa would be disgusted with him.

But Grandpa looked pleased.

"Not bad for your first time," he said.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orca Book Pub
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554691605
• ISBN 13: 9781554691609
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Meissner Amy
• Number of pages: 57