Stardust and the Daredevil Ponies

Pony Club Secrets #4

by Stacy Gregg

The fourth PONY CLUB SECRETS adventure by bestselling author of THE PRINCESS AND THE FOAL.


Issie has landed her dream job – handling horses on a real film set! And with a group of frisky palominos to deal with, Issie asks her friends at pony club to help out too.


But it’s not just the horses who play up on set – what is spoilt actress Angelique’s problem? Could this be Issie’s chance for stardom?


Join talented young rider, Issie, on another action-packed adventure in the Pony Club Secrets series.

Genres: Horses, Childrens, Animals

251 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2008

About the author

As a young girl living in New Zealand Stacy Gregg wanted to be two things when she grew up – a horse rider and a writer. She now considers herself very, very lucky to be both at once!

Becoming a writer was the easy part – all she needed was an exercise book and a pen. Stacy wrote loads of poetry and short stories at school and then became a journalist, writing features for magazines and newspapers and working as a fashion writer (v. glamorous and lots of fun!) before her first book in the Pony Club Secrets series was published in 2007.

Extract from author's web page

Reviews

[17pedleym176 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really good book that I really enjoyed, and I would definitely recommend this, especially to people who like animals! My favourite part was probably when issie and stardust made a proper bond, and then managed to star (issie as the stunt rider and stardust as the princess pony) in a movie. I loved this movie and hope you do too!

[Jess M · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was slow in parts but clear and I loved seeing the characters in the glitz and glam of a movie set. The addition of Natasha and how Aidan slotted into this was exciting too although I did find everything a bit predictable. Without spoiling anything though, I loved Mystic’s appearance in this story and also the journey that Issie goes on with Stardust is very heartwarming and believable.

[Leah Capewell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the fourth book in the “Pony club secrets” series. There is a total of 12 books in the series, 13 if you count the novella.
With showjumping contests to win, rivals to defeat, mysteries to solve and ponies in danger to save, these books are perfect for all girls who love ponies.
Issie has just got the dream summer job. She gets to help her aunt on a new film that’s coming up. Her aunt trains animals, especially horses for films. When Issie gets the job, she invites her best friends Kate and Coco to join her in the training of the horses. They have to train a group of energetic palominos for the film, on a tight deadline. The star of the movie, Angelique has a secret that she tries to keep. Every time Angelique's on set, something dangerous happens and Issie starts to get suspicious of what’s happening. As Angelique’s behaviour gets worse and more spoilt, Issie gets a chance at the fame that most kids dream for.
Issie starts training Stardust, a troublesome palomino mare that doesn’t seem to want to listen to anything Issie says. When Issie starts to get through to Stardust, they start to bond, and Issie finally manages to train stardust.
Angelique continues to hide her secret her behaviour gets more defensive, and things continue to get worse. As things get more dangerous, Issie starts to investigate what Angelique’s secret. When Issie finds out her secret it shocks her to her core.
I would give this book 5 stars because it constantly kept readers on the edge of their seats. It was so good even though it is more character driven rather than plot driven. I would recommend this to anyone aged 8 or over and it’s great to read alone or as a family but there are some emotional parts.

[Charlotte Roberts · Rating 3 out of 5]

With more characterisation than the rest of the series, Stardust and the Daredevil Ponies shines a better light on the individuals characters within this world. However, it once again falls into territory of more mature themes (one character deliberately putting a child in a dangerous situation with a horse) whilst keeping itself overly sweet in its wrap up of its typical formula.
The series has begun to feel the strain of attempting to simultaneously be a friendly horse book with cartoonish villians for children and a more mature story including slightly more adult themes of career/personal/parental expectations and the dangers that come with equestrianism.

[Nerea Cabaleiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Si te encantan los caballos, como a mí, y buscas una lectura amena, divertida y rápida, estos trece libros son una opción estupenda para esos días en los que nos apetece leer algo facilito.

Están recomendados para una edad de nueve años o más, pero no por eso se trata de una saga infantil. De hecho, yo el último libro lo he leído hace tres o cuatro semanas y me ha encantado. Ha sido una lectura muy fresca.

Cada uno de los libros cuenta una aventura distinta de Isa, la protagonista, siempre con relación al mundo de la equitación.

Por lo tanto, podrían leerse como volúmenes independientes, pero tened en cuenta que pueden aparecer datos de libros anteriores. Por eso, yo recomiendo leerlos por orden. De esa manera, entenderéis mejor la historia, la evolución de la protagonista a medida que crece y su relación con los distintos caballos, yeguas y ponis que aparecen en cada uno de los libros.

¿Alguien en la sala que conozca estos libros? ¿Qué os parecen?

[Frances P. Haws · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another good read

A bit different but same characters! Looking forward to next new goal growing up.. I hope got book five.. Thank you for the ejoment

[Marta Guerrero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Súper recomendado para niños de 10-12 años. Fue mi infancia.

[Aine Mcgarry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sooooooooooo good


It was amazing everything was good
I liked every bit of it
You don't have to read the other books before this

[Lauren Pavlovich · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think these books are fully responsible for shaping half of my personality because my secret desire is to be a stunt rider and I think that came from this book.

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m actually sort of annoyed how fast I read this book but I love it. Cannot beat the childhood nostalgia.

[Calais Owen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Stacy Gregg book ever!!💖💖

[Abbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still very much enjoying working my way through my childhood favourites!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyable, but avoid if you don't like predictability.
This book is actually kinda good, however, what stops me rating it 5 stars is the fact I could already predict what the spoilt movie star, Angelique's, big secret was:

*SPOILERS! Warning! SPOILERS!*
it was quite plain to see that Angelique couldn't ride a horse at all. Why else would she always avoid anything horsey?
*End of Spoilers*

but yes, I kept reading on not because of predictability, but because I wanted to see how it would end. And the end is NOT predictable.

[Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

1-17-19

I really liked the book. It's a bit slow in the beginning and middle but speeds up towards the end. It's quite interesting when Mistic comes and saves Blaze and also Angeles Atoms. The way Stacy Gregg uses words is so good. I can see clear images in my mind in the intense parts and also in the more common parts as well.

I would recommend this book to someone who loves horses and mysteries.

[Alsie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some bits are sad and exciting.
I couldn't wait to find out Angelique's secret.

It's about Issie who's job is handling horses on a film set. The star of the movie ,Angelique has a secret who she tries to keep. Every time Angelique's on set ,something dangerous happens.

I'm not really a fan of horse stories but this one was a great book.

SPOILERS***SPOILERS****

The secret was that Angelique was afraid of horses

[Isabella Baehnisch · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was great. A fun read. I enjoyed how Issie and Stardust make a bond. I was very mad at Eugene and Bob, especially when they whacked Stardust after Issie trained him not to be scared. Ngl, I ship Issie and Aidan. Excited for the next book. I hope you enjoyed this review :)

[Georgina Willetts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very exciting with lots of clifthangers moments which made me wanting to keep reading. Loved the sword fight with Bob...

[Amy]

Apparently this is a very good book...

[Lilian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't like the love bits, but the horsey bits are good.

[Bert · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book even stupider than when Saddle Club did the same plot. The fact that I am in a position to make this comparison is why I should never have connected Goodreads to Facebook.

[Lia Mordezki · Rating 5 out of 5]

very fun , always something happening and you never got tired of reading it

[Amelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

You don't know how much i loved this!!!

[Ella Mclellan · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved this book i think it was a great read and i cant wait to read the rest of them! This book is truly amazing and had me hanging onto every single word all the way.