The story of a young quarter horse and the persistent girl who will not let obstacles istand in their way.

Receiving a horse for her tenth birthday, Kate works hard to train him in cattle cutting, but she is disappointed when she cannot enter him in the fair.

In 1926, ten-year-old Kate, living with her family on a ranch in Alberta, Canada, is convinced that the Quarter Horse she receives for her birthday can win the cattle cutting contest at the annual fair and determines to participate even though the contest is open only to boys.

A great book for horse lovers.

Withdrawing from a family party to the solitude of her tree house, 16-year-old Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking murder that throughout a subsequent half century shapes her beliefs, her acting career and the lives of three strangers from vastly different cultures. By the best-selling author of The Distant Hours. Reprint. 200,000 first printing.

A young adult debut about a teen girl who wrestles with rumors, reputation, and her relationships with two brothers.

Originally published: New York: Viking Press, 1948.