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Sylvester
With the help of Mr. Foster, a kindly horse trainer, sixteen-year-old Charlene breaks a wild horse named Sylvester and trains him for the rigors of competition on the Olympic dressage team.
- GenresFiction
256 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1985
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A.C. Crispin
70 books316 followersAnn Carol Crispin (1950-2013) was an American science fiction writer, the author of over twenty published novels. She wrote professionally since 1983. She wrote several Star Trek and Star Wars novels, and created her own original science fiction series called Starbridge.
Crispin also served as Eastern Regional Director, and then Vice President, of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. With Victoria Strauss, she founded Writer Beware, a "watchdog" group that is part of SFWA that warns aspiring writers about the dangers of scam agents, editors, and publishers. Writer Beware was founded in 1998, and has assisted law enforcement and civil authorities in tracking and shutting down writing scams.
Crispin, who also wrote a prequel providing the back story for the popular Pirates of the Caribbean movie series, died on September 6th, 2013 at the Hospice of Charles County in Waldorf, aged 63.
She was married to science fiction author Michael Capobianco.
Crispin also served as Eastern Regional Director, and then Vice President, of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. With Victoria Strauss, she founded Writer Beware, a "watchdog" group that is part of SFWA that warns aspiring writers about the dangers of scam agents, editors, and publishers. Writer Beware was founded in 1998, and has assisted law enforcement and civil authorities in tracking and shutting down writing scams.
Crispin, who also wrote a prequel providing the back story for the popular Pirates of the Caribbean movie series, died on September 6th, 2013 at the Hospice of Charles County in Waldorf, aged 63.
She was married to science fiction author Michael Capobianco.
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January 2, 2024
Gelezen als kind van een vriendin, altijd nog eens willen lezen en nu heb ik hem... nostalgie
January 3, 2009
Charlie- short for Charlene- is a cowgirl-turned-eventer. Recently orphaned, the law is pushing to take her brothers away. She earns just enough money to feed them by breaking horses in a stockyard when a gray gelding shows up. Charlie does everything to keep the horse and train it. A must read for horse-crazy girls.
March 28, 2009
I read this as a teenaged girl who loved all things horse. I would imagine any teen horse loving girl would enjoy it.
April 11, 2012
I read this book in sixth grade and it was a book that I read at least three times - for a horse crazed pre-teen it was amazing!
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