Rogue: Riding As One: Happy Horse Heroes Series - Book 1

by Courtney Vail

Jump into this full-color illustrated chapter book for young readers! It's easy. It's quick. It's funny. Penelope is so over not ever winning anything and people telling her how to do things—things she already knows. She just turned seven for crying out loud! And she knoooows horses. She’s read FIVE books about them! Only one of them with pictures. She’ll prove it, too. She is about to smoke her friends Brynn and Jess in Gymboree Jams horse games this summer. For sure, they are gonna eat crow. Plenty.

But a new farm rescue named Rogue upends her plans. Silly games always take a backseat to real life probs. It’ll take everyone working together to bond with this frisky beast.

But, Pen isn’t sure she wants to give up that victory crown, not even for a jaw-dropper like Rogue who looks just like campfire s’mores. Man, this whole teamwork thing bites and sounds like it’s totally for the birds. Bummer.

If she can ever get over her sour mood, maybe she can score a different kind of win...one she didn’t expect.

82 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2026

About the author

COURTNEY VAIL writes totally twisted YA and adult suspense. She enjoys braiding mystery, suspense & romance with some kind of weirdness. Her addictions to crazy coffee concoctions, Funny Bones, Ben & Jerry's, and bacon keep her running and writing. She currently lives in New England with a comedian stud and a wild gang of kidlets. Her Angels Club series won the 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Silver Medal.