Winter of Sinking Waters: A Wilderness Horse Adventure

Whinnies on the Wind #5

by Angela Dorsey

Evy is elated. She gets an entire weekend hanging out with her best friends, both horse and human, with no adults around. All they have to do is take care of the cattle - and eat tons of cake and go for rides and basically do anything they feel like doing. What can be better? Maybe if that big grizzly bear didn't decide a cow would make a nice dinner... And if the cattle didn't stampede... And if the only escape from the bear wasn't across the ice covered lake...

Genres: Horses, Supernatural

130 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

ANGELA DORSEY currently lives on Vancouver Island and is thoroughly enjoying the ocean breezes, awesome hiking, and lack of snow! In the past, she has lived in a number of small towns throughout B.C., and loved them all.

She loves hiking, traveling, and animals, and has a tendency to name her pets after things that remind her of her coastal home, such as Misty, Raven, and Cedar.

Angela writes novels, screenplays, and non-fiction, and has a number of literary publications (short stories, poems, and postcard stories) and articles published as well.

Reviews

[Sarah Ryder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who knew a stalking grizzly bear could be so suspenseful! Evy and Kestrel get into quite the pickle and it was so interesting, exciting, and scary seeing them work their way through this situation to save the animals plus themselves. The horses and Evy’s ability are a HUGE help and Rusty is the best horse EVER, I would feel so safe with him, lol.

Really good and now I’m kicking myself for taking so long to dive back into this series. Angela Dorsey is definitely one of the best MG horse authors out there!


‼️Content‼️

Language: suck; oh my gosh

Violence: injuries and blood (not detailed); an injured cow (not detailed); a grizzly bear stalks and chases animals and girls; a horse and rider slip on an icy lake and fall down on it

Other: a girl can communicate with horses telepathically and feel/experience their emotions

[Makayla S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very exciting book! :) Loved it!!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This particular one seemed slow at the start, but it definitely picked up speed and kept racing until it reached the conclusion. As with her other books, Dorsey gives enough background throughout the book that the reader can read it as a stand alone story. However, it ties well to the other books that have preceded it. Recommended reading for upper elementary and early middle school girls who love horses.

[WallofText · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thrilling story about being trapped with a dangerous animal in the deserted wilderness. Mixed in between are a home alone story and the usual horse elements.