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Fetch: Hope and Horses Series Book 2

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Frankie is great at pitching baseballs for a thirteen-year-old, but she's not so great at getting along with other kids or handling her anxiety, especially when she has to leave her home and the comfort of her room. Plus, there's the secret she has to keep, so no one at her new home in Montana finds out what happened with her former teammates in Nashville on the most mortifying day of her life.

In Montana, Frankie's doing a great job of keeping to herself with homeschool, preparations to welcome her baby brother, and avoiding her grandma's biting comments and memories of that awful day in Nashville. When Frankie decides to pitch her last baseball forever in the woods, she meets a mystery horse with an unusual talent. The woods also give her the chance to meet a boy named Joey who doesn't seem as frightening as most.

Joey introduces Frankie to his friends, Kylie and Olivia. After hanging out a few times, Frankie has a hard time believing that any kids can be this nice. Plus, they talk openly about going to church and building a therapeutic horse ranch at Kylie's house. They even talk about Kylie's mom's mental illness, but they also giggle about Joey eating too much and Olivia's crush. Frankie has never felt so welcome, so surprised, and so scared at the same time--what if her new friends discover how "weird" she is, and they don't want to be her friend anymore?

Frankie becomes more comfortable with her Montana life, while she manages to hold on to her secrets, even her bond with Fetch. Her baby brother arrives, and her grandma seems happy Frankie is finally making friends and going to Art Camp. Frankie might even have a crush of her own!

But like all good things for Frankie with her anxiety, they start to unravel because she keeps making too many mistakes, and she would rather be by herself. Why can't everyone leave her alone? Except for Fetch--she wants to see him and his special talent.

Will Frankie learn to manage what happened in Nashville and trust people again? Frankie knows she is built differently than everyone else, but no one else seems to accept her as she is. Will she ever feel "normal" like other kids? If Frankie doesn't figure out the answers to these questions, she may wind up ruining the best friendships she's ever had and miss the opening of Captain's Quarters, too. This anxiety is real for Frankie--will she learn to handle it with the help of her new friends?

246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 18, 2024

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Cinda Bauman

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July 8, 2024
Fetch is about a 13 year old that suffers from panic attacks and a horse named Fetch. The girl is introduced to other people who have overcome their anxieties. She finds a community that helps her to realize that she does fit in.

The author does a good job bringing the characters and story to sn enjoyable book. I also read the authors other book Shuffle. I would recommend both books.
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July 10, 2024
I so enjoy the stories Cinda is writing. Reminds me of growing up on the farm with horses. Of course many other animals. She puts such detail of the situation in her writing. I may not be in the targeted age group, but can't wait for her next book. I begin to feel I personally know her characters.
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