THE ONE DOLLAR HORSE

Book ID/图书代码： 10000012B51864

English Summary/英文概要： From the winner of the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year Award comes a thriller set in the equestrian world about making the impossible possible, about reaching the top on a one dollar horse.
Fifteen year old Casey Blue lives in East London’s grimmest tower block and volunteers at a local riding school, but her dream is to win the world’s greatest Three Day Event: the Badminton Horse Trials.

When she rescues a starving, half-wild horse, she’s convinced that the impossible can be made possible. But she has reckoned without the consequences of her father’s criminal record, or the distraction of a boy with melty, dark eyes, with whom she refuses to fall in love.
Casey learns the hard way that no matter how high you jump, or how fast you gallop, you can never outrun the past. A real life thriller that delves into the competitive and elite equestrian world from the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year award-winning author.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 需要跳多高？跑多快？才能掙脫過去

十五歲的Casey居住在倫敦東部荒涼的塔樓中。為了有更多機會接近馬匹，平日在當地的馬術學校擔任義工，她內心暗自希望有朝一日能夠揚名國際，拿下班明頓馬術大賽冠軍(Badminton Horse Trials)。
某日Casey無意間救了一隻游走生死邊緣的野馬。與牠相遇的那刻，Casey忘了因為父親的前科，使她在前進的路上遇到的種種阻礙，也忘記那雙曾令她動搖的雙眼。她深信大賽冠軍不再只是夢想！
一路跌跌撞撞，是什麼樣的契機讓Casey明白，不管跳多麼高，多麼快速向前奔馳，人始終是無法擺脫過去的事實… 作者Lauren St John曾獲得2011藍彼得圖書獎年度大獎。書中生動地描述英才輩出高度競爭的馬術世界，深獲各方好評。(XMM & CK & Iris)

Awards/获奖情况：此书销售信息An overwhelming 15,000 copies of book 1 were sold in hardback and since publication of the paperback in January we have now sold a total of 41000 copies.

The One Dollar Horse is certain to be huge favourite with readers and will bear comparison with classic horse stories by authors such as Patricia Leitch and K M Peyton. - BOOKS FOR KEEPS

There are many twists and turns but the plot is easy to follow and gripping, I would recommend this book for girls aged from twelve through to adult. The author has a flowing style and an art for bringing her characters to life. - NEWBOOKSMAG

Lauren St John’s The One Dollar Horse is rare among pony books in setting its dream-come-true story in inner-city London... Writerly, full of equestrian knowledge and rich in character - not least of the horse - this is also a tale of first love, and is a handsome package with deep pink-edged pages. - THE SUNDAY TIMES - Nicolette Jones

...one of the best characters in this thrilling rags-to-riches tale is Storm Warning. You can’t help but identify with this courageous animal and St John makes you feel the thrill of what it must be like to jump over a fence on such a horse with such heart and soul. No nagging doubts, this book’s a winner. - TELEGRAPH ONLINE - Martin Chilton

Certain to be a huge favourite with readers and will bear comparison with classic horse stories by authors such as Patricia Leitch and KM Peyton. - BOOKS FOR KEEPS

About the Author/作者介绍： Lauren St John 出生於羅德西亞，即為今日的辛巴威。十一歲時與家人搬到位在Gadzema的農場，於此成長的回憶成為作者日後寫作時很重要的素材來源。畢業後成為星期天泰晤士郵報的記者。平日寫作內容廣泛，2011年憑藉Laura Marlin系列贏得2011藍彼得圖書獎年度大獎(2011 Blue Peter Favourite Story and Book of the Year Awards.) www.laurenstjohn.com

Lauren St John was born in Gatooma, Rhodesia, now Kadoma, Zimbabwe. At 11, she and her family moved to Rainbow’s End farm and game reserve, the subject of her acclaimed memoir, and she grew up surrounded by animals, including eight horses, two warthogs and a pet giraffe. After nearly a decade as golf correspondent to The Sunday Times, followed by a sojourn in the US, riding the tour buses of alt. country stars like Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and the Dixie Chicks, she wrote the bestselling ’White Giraffe’ series. ’Dead Man’s Cove’, the first in her new mystery series about 11-year-old detective, Laura Marlin, won the 2011 Blue Peter Favourite Story and Book of the Year Awards. www.laurenstjohn.com

Format:HARDCOVER

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold: France, Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic

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