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Chestnut Hill #5
The Scheme Team
Dylan is the niece of the new Director of Riding, Ali Carmichael. When the Chestnut Hill girls don't perform well at an All-School League Show, some upperclassmen want to bring back the previous Director.
192 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2005
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Lauren Brooke
121 books640 followersLauren Brooke grew up in a ranch in Virginia and now lives in Leicestershire, England. Her husband is a veterinarian who specializes in horses. Her books have been published by Scholastic since Mid-2000, starting with the first book of the Heartland book series. The first book of her popular Chestnut Hill series was published in 2005.
According to an interview on scholastics' website, Lauren Brooke has been riding since before she could walk. She also said she competes in a few local-level horse shows and events.
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According to an interview on scholastics' website, Lauren Brooke has been riding since before she could walk. She also said she competes in a few local-level horse shows and events.
There may be some other people in books and movies named Lauren Brooke:
Amazon lists the author of "Book of spiritual regeneration" (1995) as Lauren Brooke.
IMDB.com has a record for an Actress named Lauren Brooke. Her only movie is "Wiseguys vs. Zombies" (2003) as Goat Man's Wife.
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October 20, 2013
I originally picked this book up because I remember reading Heartland when I was younger and figured this book would be good for my ESL class. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would considering I know the target audience is much younger than me, but it was nice to relive the world of horse shows and a quick read was exactly what I need to boost my reading interest this month.
February 8, 2010
Omg i loved this series !!!! i read the first 5 or 6 books and enjoyed every moment of them ! i didnt continue because i needed a change because i read all of them one after the other in a short amount of time because they were so brilliant ! . perfect for horse lovers x
January 11, 2021
This wasn't as intresting as some of the series, but it was good.
After a disatrous showjumping round, Dylan is convinced that the whole school is against her aunt after several complaints emerge. Meanwhile Malory , a staunce defender of Ali Charmichal will find this could cost her her boyfriend, and Lynsey defending Malory makes Dylan suspicious..
A LOT of rilvary , gossip, and boy talk in this book. But if you don't mind that it's fairly innocent.
After a disatrous showjumping round, Dylan is convinced that the whole school is against her aunt after several complaints emerge. Meanwhile Malory , a staunce defender of Ali Charmichal will find this could cost her her boyfriend, and Lynsey defending Malory makes Dylan suspicious..
A LOT of rilvary , gossip, and boy talk in this book. But if you don't mind that it's fairly innocent.
July 6, 2017
this series :')))) all the memories of reading it when i was younger
and the best bit is that after this book i can't really remember much so a lot of it will be like i'm reading it all over again for the first time
and the best bit is that after this book i can't really remember much so a lot of it will be like i'm reading it all over again for the first time
June 8, 2021
Dylan is my least favorite of the four girls in the series. She’s quite the brat, and her antics continue in this next chapter of the series. The UK name for this novel is Team Spirit, but the American title is more fitting. Everyone seems to be scheming about something.
September 11, 2017
I think that this was a fantastic book and well written. I like how it seamed like one thing was happening when something else was actually happening.I love the characters in this book.
January 30, 2019
an amazing book
May 19, 2020
Really good
February 21, 2021
It was good!!!
February 14, 2016
A bit of a hit/miss book. At times it was really good, and I enjoyed it, but other times, not so much.
The whole Ali Carmichael stuff? It just bored me and seemed so silly and over the top. Don’t get me wrong, of course it is bad if she might get replaced because of one show (like what?), but the whole drama around it was just sad and meh. I disliked the girls who gossiped about stuff, I mean, one competition went wrong? And immediately you hate the trainer? Like what? Why? You can’t win everything, even that previous trainer probably lost a competition at times.
And even with the competition not ending all that great there were still a few clean rides in all teams of Chestnut Hill. But oh no, everything (from the competition to anything else) was the fault of that trainer.
And how Dylan seemed to not even care about anything else. Yes, it is her aunt, but I found the way Dylan reacted to be too much. Butting into conversations, accusing her friends, and so much more. It is not what I would like to see in my characters. And Dylan is already the type to just shout whatever she thinks without thinking.
I did had a laugh, Dylan was judging Lynsey for wearing brand label clothing…. and then when there was a dance, and I quote: She was wearing a silk teal Marc Jacobs dress she’d bought in Aspen over the winter break, her favourite pair of Naughty Monkey sequined wedges, and a pair of funky Swarovski earrings her mother had sent her from Amsterdam.
Yeah girl, go ahead and judge everyone but it is quite hypocritical if you wear brands and talk about them like that yourself. Silly girl.
But I did like the horse parts, the competition, the talk about the horses, the trail rides. That is why I kept reading the book, it was so much fun. I could just imagine myself at the stable, standing there and watching all the horses and the chaos of everyone readying their horses for training or to clean them. :)
I also like to read about the Boarding School part of the book.
The ending was great and I really was clapping because we are finally done with all the drama.
I will soon be reading the next book (bought it at the same time as this one, and it arrived a few days ago) and see which girl is talking then. I like each book is from the POV of one of the girls.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
The whole Ali Carmichael stuff? It just bored me and seemed so silly and over the top. Don’t get me wrong, of course it is bad if she might get replaced because of one show (like what?), but the whole drama around it was just sad and meh. I disliked the girls who gossiped about stuff, I mean, one competition went wrong? And immediately you hate the trainer? Like what? Why? You can’t win everything, even that previous trainer probably lost a competition at times.
And even with the competition not ending all that great there were still a few clean rides in all teams of Chestnut Hill. But oh no, everything (from the competition to anything else) was the fault of that trainer.
And how Dylan seemed to not even care about anything else. Yes, it is her aunt, but I found the way Dylan reacted to be too much. Butting into conversations, accusing her friends, and so much more. It is not what I would like to see in my characters. And Dylan is already the type to just shout whatever she thinks without thinking.
I did had a laugh, Dylan was judging Lynsey for wearing brand label clothing…. and then when there was a dance, and I quote: She was wearing a silk teal Marc Jacobs dress she’d bought in Aspen over the winter break, her favourite pair of Naughty Monkey sequined wedges, and a pair of funky Swarovski earrings her mother had sent her from Amsterdam.
Yeah girl, go ahead and judge everyone but it is quite hypocritical if you wear brands and talk about them like that yourself. Silly girl.
But I did like the horse parts, the competition, the talk about the horses, the trail rides. That is why I kept reading the book, it was so much fun. I could just imagine myself at the stable, standing there and watching all the horses and the chaos of everyone readying their horses for training or to clean them. :)
I also like to read about the Boarding School part of the book.
The ending was great and I really was clapping because we are finally done with all the drama.
I will soon be reading the next book (bought it at the same time as this one, and it arrived a few days ago) and see which girl is talking then. I like each book is from the POV of one of the girls.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
January 11, 2009
I liked this book alot but it wasn't as good as the Twilight series!!
August 9, 2009
i absolutly love these series! they are one of my favorites! thats just probably because i love horses and i would love to go to a school like this! [kind of:]
October 14, 2010
cute book of friends working together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 21, 2014
A particularly catty, edgy side to Chestnut Hill with a good twist ending. It shows us how we can stand up to mean girls and protect the people we love most.
February 5, 2015
Couldn't stop reading this gripping read!
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