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Saddle Club #18
Pack Trip
Carole, Stevie, and Lisa are thrilled when they get a call from their friend Kate from The Bar None Ranch. Kate has an offer for Would the girls like to go on a pack trip in the mountains? The answer is an enthusiastic yes! When they meet the other riders, they couldn't be happier. Lisa feels instantly drawn to Seth, while his funloving sister Amy seems to be a perfect pal for Stevie. Another boy, John, is as serious and horse wise as Carole. The group hits it off immediately.
But first impressions can be deceiving. Amy isn't just high spirited and impulsive, she's downright reckless. As her behavior gets more outrageous and dangerous Seth tries to cover for her, which puts Lisa in the middle. Can the girls figure out what to do about Amy before her next wild stunt threatens all their lives?
But first impressions can be deceiving. Amy isn't just high spirited and impulsive, she's downright reckless. As her behavior gets more outrageous and dangerous Seth tries to cover for her, which puts Lisa in the middle. Can the girls figure out what to do about Amy before her next wild stunt threatens all their lives?
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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About the author
Bonnie Bryant
384 books200 followersAmerican author of children's books. She is best known for creating the intermediate horse book series The Saddle Club, which was published from October 1988 until April 2001. The Saddle Club chronicled the adventures of thirteen-year-old Lisa Atwood and twelve-year-olds Stephanie "Stevie" Lake and Carole Hanson. The series was static in time; the girls never aged in 101 books, 7 special editions, and 3 Inside Stories.
Bonnie Bryant also wrote two spin-off series: Pony Tails, aimed at beginning readers, and Pine Hollow, aimed at teenage readers. The 16 Pony Tails books followed the lives of eight-year-olds May Grover, Corey Takamura, and Jasmine James. Pine Hollow featured Carole, Lisa, Stevie, and their new friends in a series set four years after The Saddle Club. Unlike The Saddle Club, Pine Hollow conformed to a realistic timeline. The 17 books took place over the span of less than a year. Later a television show called The Saddle Club, based on the books, was filmed in Australia.
Bonnie Bryant wrote at least 38 The Saddle Club books and 2 Pine Hollow books herself; after that they were taken over by a team of ghostwriters, a common practice in long-running children's book series. Ghostwriters for the Saddle Club and Pine Hollow books included Caitlin Macy (sometimes credited as Caitlin C. Macy), Catherine Hapka, Sallie Bissell, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Helen Geraghty, Tina deVaron, Cat Johnston, Minna Jung, and Sheila Prescott-Vessey.
Bonnie Bryant is also the author of many novelizations of movies, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Karate Kid, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, written under her married name, B.B. Hiller. She also collaborated in the ghostwriting of The Baby-sitters Club Super Special #14: BSC in the USA, published under the name of its creator, Ann M. Martin.
Bonnie Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She met her husband, Neil W. Hiller, in college, where they both worked on the campus newspaper. They had two sons, Emmons Hiller and Andrew Hiller. Neil Hiller died in 1989. Many of Bonnie's books are dedicated to him.
***from wikipedia.org
Bonnie Bryant also wrote two spin-off series: Pony Tails, aimed at beginning readers, and Pine Hollow, aimed at teenage readers. The 16 Pony Tails books followed the lives of eight-year-olds May Grover, Corey Takamura, and Jasmine James. Pine Hollow featured Carole, Lisa, Stevie, and their new friends in a series set four years after The Saddle Club. Unlike The Saddle Club, Pine Hollow conformed to a realistic timeline. The 17 books took place over the span of less than a year. Later a television show called The Saddle Club, based on the books, was filmed in Australia.
Bonnie Bryant wrote at least 38 The Saddle Club books and 2 Pine Hollow books herself; after that they were taken over by a team of ghostwriters, a common practice in long-running children's book series. Ghostwriters for the Saddle Club and Pine Hollow books included Caitlin Macy (sometimes credited as Caitlin C. Macy), Catherine Hapka, Sallie Bissell, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Helen Geraghty, Tina deVaron, Cat Johnston, Minna Jung, and Sheila Prescott-Vessey.
Bonnie Bryant is also the author of many novelizations of movies, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Karate Kid, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, written under her married name, B.B. Hiller. She also collaborated in the ghostwriting of The Baby-sitters Club Super Special #14: BSC in the USA, published under the name of its creator, Ann M. Martin.
Bonnie Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She met her husband, Neil W. Hiller, in college, where they both worked on the campus newspaper. They had two sons, Emmons Hiller and Andrew Hiller. Neil Hiller died in 1989. Many of Bonnie's books are dedicated to him.
***from wikipedia.org
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January 26, 2019
The girls head out west again (southwest to be a touch more precise, since they hail from Virginia), meet new people, encounter dangers and ride horses. You can pretty much tell from the cover if this is a book you'll be interested in or not - young girls and their horses and the power of friendship! 🐎
October 2, 2019
Huh. A Saddle Club book about setting boundaries and not letting people take advantage of you. Unexpectedly sweet! Plus, the pack trip part was really fun. It’s always nice when the girls get out of willow creek for awhile.
December 31, 2024
I read a bunch of Saddle Club books back in the early 1990s and then some more when I lived in England from 2000 - 2005. Mostly, they blurred together in my memory, such as this one. The only thing I remembered was a girl being told not to dive into water of unknown depth, doing it anyway, and being just peachy keen.
So, I just read this again and realized that even the tiny bit I'd remembered really wasn't worth remembering.
It's a middling Saddle Club book with some horse action, some homework grief, some wildlife survival bruhaha, but mostly it's a dull book about people. The reason I stopped reading the Saddle Club the first time around was because of the shifting emphasis on people rather than horses.
The Club meets narcissist and possible sociopath Amy and her pathetic brother Seth. The explanation for their bad behavior is that their parents divorced. Which is so lame. And untrue.
The Club learns that some people cannot be saved, which is true. However, the book's assurance that Amy will eventually hurt herself and learn a lesson is false. People like Amy grow up to start cults, run big businesses or become President. They're never held accountable.
Amy's father threatens to sue Eli, which is laughed off. In the real world, Eli would be destroyed by the lawsuit. Even in 1991 when this was first published, lawsuits were taken seriously.
Gotta wonder what Bryant, or whoever wrote this, was smoking when writing this.
So, I just read this again and realized that even the tiny bit I'd remembered really wasn't worth remembering.
It's a middling Saddle Club book with some horse action, some homework grief, some wildlife survival bruhaha, but mostly it's a dull book about people. The reason I stopped reading the Saddle Club the first time around was because of the shifting emphasis on people rather than horses.
The Club meets narcissist and possible sociopath Amy and her pathetic brother Seth. The explanation for their bad behavior is that their parents divorced. Which is so lame. And untrue.
The Club learns that some people cannot be saved, which is true. However, the book's assurance that Amy will eventually hurt herself and learn a lesson is false. People like Amy grow up to start cults, run big businesses or become President. They're never held accountable.
Amy's father threatens to sue Eli, which is laughed off. In the real world, Eli would be destroyed by the lawsuit. Even in 1991 when this was first published, lawsuits were taken seriously.
Gotta wonder what Bryant, or whoever wrote this, was smoking when writing this.
December 21, 2019
The One With Crazy Amy
The whole Saddle Club gets together, yet Kate and Christine aren't a strong presence... but Seth and Amy are! The emotionally taxed teen siblings add a dash of excitement to the Saddle Club's pack trip, especially for Lisa, who learns an important lesson about users. Liked it!
The whole Saddle Club gets together, yet Kate and Christine aren't a strong presence... but Seth and Amy are! The emotionally taxed teen siblings add a dash of excitement to the Saddle Club's pack trip, especially for Lisa, who learns an important lesson about users. Liked it!
May 19, 2017
Carole, Lisa and Stevie have been offered an incredible opportunity in Pack Trip, book 18 of the Saddle Club series. Their friend Kate Devine has called with a request for them to join her and Christine on a pack trip in the mountains.
The first obstacle is to determine how they will afford the trip. When they are able to find a solution to this problem, it is then a question of Stevie convincing her parents that she can go – and that she’ll get on top of her homework before the end of the trip.
Read more at http://equus-blog.com/pack-trip-saddl...
The first obstacle is to determine how they will afford the trip. When they are able to find a solution to this problem, it is then a question of Stevie convincing her parents that she can go – and that she’ll get on top of her homework before the end of the trip.
Read more at http://equus-blog.com/pack-trip-saddl...
January 16, 2023
The girls are back at the Dude Ranch with their friend Kate and a group of kids. They decide to go on a pack trip, which is super exciting for them. However, one of the kids has no regard for the safety of herself, the horses, or the other kids. Boundaries and accountability are so important, and this was a good lesson in that.
June 11, 2019
Strasne mily dil se strasne milou krajinou. I ja bych okamzite jela na takovy vylet!
April 29, 2025
pretty good stories
February 11, 2017
not sure how I feel about stevie being able to go on the trip before doing her homework. I also dunt like it when they have characters that are wholly unlikeable like the new siblings. it's just another veronica because, surprise!, they are rich too. I like the survival portion and the camping stuff. kids will like this book.
August 4, 2011
A good series for horse crazy young teens. I loved it when I was younger.
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