Unlucky Pony

Pony Pals #24

by Jeanne Betancourt

Eve's pony, Lucky, has grown so difficult to handle that Eve's parents want her to give him up, but Eve turns to the Pony Pals for help

Genres: Horses, Animals, Childrens, Fiction

82 pages

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

When I was growing up I never thought of being an author. I was a terrible speller and didn't want to write any more than I had to. I wanted to be a tap dancer when I grew up. After a few years of teaching junior high and high school, I wrote my first novel. It was a surprise to discover that I liked making up stories and writing them down. I liked it so much that eventually I stopped teaching and became a fulltime writer.

Besides novels for children and young adults, I've also told stories by writing scripts for television and the movies.

I live on the top floor of a sixteen-story building near the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. From my apartment I have a view of Manhattan that includes the Empire State Building and the Plaza Hotel. In my free time I draw, paint, and read. I still love to dance.

Some people think that a writer's life is lonely. But when I'm writing a story I don't feel lonely because I am actively involved with lots of interesting people – the characters in my books. I love knowing that some day readers will get to know these characters, too. If you are one of my readers I hope you have as much enjoyment in reading my stories as I have writing them.

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It's great to see the issue of training a young animal right, as there are people who give no thought to this. It was easy to see what Eve was doing wrong, but it's not something a young child would have thought was an issue, and the Pony Pals did a great job at addressing the issues in a teaching manner, rather than simply getting after her.

[Alisha Brook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pony Pals was one of my favourite "horsey" series growing up. Jeanne Betancourt has a writing skill that makes the books easy to read and interesting. I read many of the series and I was enthralled with each new story.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

read them all

[Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

horsey

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

lucky needed to be trained so they kept him until he was good enough to go home and eve could o on trail rides with daisy

[Megan]

i enjoyed this book very much and want to read every single pony book in the world.

[Alexandra Lindner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the series!!