Amanda Wills > Quotes

“Ahead an orange sun smouldered behind the purple and grey horizon. Behind her the moon was fading in the early morning sky like a footprint in wet sand. The air smelt fresh, cold and clean and Poppy breathed deeply. Gradually she felt the tension of the last forty-eight hours ease from her shoulders.”
― Amanda Wills, Redhall Riders

“favourite”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“That would be amazing," said Scarlett, suddenly looking more cheerful.”
― Amanda Wills, Into the Storm

“No-one likes a smart Alec,”
― Amanda Wills, Against all Hope

“Is there anything else we should do?" said Poppy. Scarlett clapped her hands. "I know! We could set some booby traps." Sam looked at her as if she was mad, but Poppy's mind was whirring. "You're right. You know that roll of electric fence wire in the hay barn?" The other two nodded. "Why don't we lay it along the front gate so when he goes to open it he gets an electric shock?" Scarlett grinned evilly. "Oh yes, I'm loving that idea. And we could arrange those bits of barbed wire he so kindly left on the driveway so he gets a puncture." "Neat," Poppy said. "What about tying together baler twine to make a trip wire? We could fix it just inside the gate." Scarlett nodded vigorously. "And I could do the old Tom and Jerry classic and leave a couple of rakes on the ground. With any luck he'll stand on one and whack himself on the head." Sam's eyebrows were raised as he looked from one girl to the other. "Remind me never to get on the wrong side of you two. You're reprobates." "He won't be getting anything more than he deserves," said Poppy grimly.   Half”
― Amanda Wills, Redhall Riders

“and curled his top lip as if he was laughing his speckled head off.”
― Amanda Wills, The Riverdale Pony Stories Boxed Set, #1-6

“confident.”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“outskirts of”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“fractured pedal”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“The”
― Amanda Wills, The Hunt for the Golden Horse

“awaits”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“willing”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“feeling as though she’d just been accused of a crime she didn’t commit.”
― Amanda Wills, Edge of Danger

“door. On the seat was the battered, black suitcase her dad used as hand luggage. Next to it was a carrier bag with the barrel of the biggest Nerf gun Poppy had ever seen poking out of the top. Charlie would be beyond excited. She walked over, picked both bags up and put them by the door. Poppy looked around her again. Her dad’s big suitcase was by the sink. She tried lifting it but it was so heavy she could barely haul it an inch off the ground. He’d have to come and get it later. There was no sign of any other bags but as Poppy turned to go she noticed the interior”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“defibrillators,”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“more”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“Poppy McKeever hoped with a passion that she was dreaming. Her family was sitting around the kitchen table looking at her, their faces full of smiling expectation, yet she felt nothing.”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“Tavistock?’ Bit”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“Slivers of sunlight stole through a gap in Poppy's curtains and danced on her closed eyelids with dogged determination, willing her to wake up. She yawned, stretched her arms above her head and rotated her bad ankle. Relieved to discover it was well and truly on the mend, she reached for her phone and tried to open the Nethercote website. Large red letters told her the server application was unavailable. She hit refresh but the page failed to load. Poppy stabbed at the refresh button a couple more times before texting Jodie.”
― Amanda Wills, The Riverdale Pony Stories Boxed Set, #1-6

“ring the previous autumn. She sniffed loudly. As if sensing”
― Amanda Wills, Into the Storm

“Damn thing's crashed. No idea why.”
― Amanda Wills, The Riverdale Pony Stories Boxed Set, #1-6

“Isobel”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“release knot and led Cloud slowly down the ramp and around the back of the house to the stables. As she passed the kitchen window she saw Charlie watching her, a huge grin on his face. Her heart was threatening to burst as she undid the bolts of Chester’s stable. The donkey looked up and hee-hawed loudly when he saw his old friend. Cloud limped straight over and they nuzzled each other affectionately. ‘It’s a bit of a squeeze. Do you think they’ll be OK in there together?’ asked Caroline, who was watching over the stable door. Poppy looked at them and smiled. ‘I think so. He looks pretty settled already, I’d say.’ ‘We’ll get the vet out to have a look at his leg. You do realise it’s going to be a long journey, getting him back to full strength, Poppy? His leg might be so badly damaged you’ll never be able to ride him. And if it does heal it’s been years since Cloud has had anyone on his back. We’ll be starting from scratch,’ said Caroline. Poppy was glad her stepmother was planning to help. It felt right. ‘I know, Mum. All I care about is that he’s safe and he’s here. Anything else will be a bonus.’ Caroline smiled. Cloud Nine lay down, exhausted, in the thick straw, with Chester standing over”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“tell me I'm doing the right thing.”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“monosyllabic in”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“Puppy”
― Amanda Wills, The Riverdale Pony Stories Boxed Set, #1-6

“smile”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale

“what if”
― Amanda Wills, The Mystery of Riverdale Tor

“It's a clever phone,’ the old woman whispered proudly. ‘My nephew gave it to me in case of emergencies.’ ‘Clever phone?’ said Scarlett, frowning. ‘It's ingenious. It has the internet and emails and everything.’ ‘You mean smart phone,’ giggled Poppy. ‘Yes, that's what I said. I just wish I could remember how to switch the damn thing on.”
― Amanda Wills, The Riverdale Pony Stories Boxed Set, #1-6

“Dad.”
― Amanda Wills, The Lost Pony of Riverdale