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Saddle Club #19
Star Rider
When teen idol Skye Ransom asks the girls from the Saddle Club to help him perfect his riding skills for his next film role, Lisa jumps at the chance, and she soon learns that the life of a star can be a lonely one
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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About the author
Bonnie Bryant
384 books200 followersAmerican author of children's books. She is best known for creating the intermediate horse book series The Saddle Club, which was published from October 1988 until April 2001. The Saddle Club chronicled the adventures of thirteen-year-old Lisa Atwood and twelve-year-olds Stephanie "Stevie" Lake and Carole Hanson. The series was static in time; the girls never aged in 101 books, 7 special editions, and 3 Inside Stories.
Bonnie Bryant also wrote two spin-off series: Pony Tails, aimed at beginning readers, and Pine Hollow, aimed at teenage readers. The 16 Pony Tails books followed the lives of eight-year-olds May Grover, Corey Takamura, and Jasmine James. Pine Hollow featured Carole, Lisa, Stevie, and their new friends in a series set four years after The Saddle Club. Unlike The Saddle Club, Pine Hollow conformed to a realistic timeline. The 17 books took place over the span of less than a year. Later a television show called The Saddle Club, based on the books, was filmed in Australia.
Bonnie Bryant wrote at least 38 The Saddle Club books and 2 Pine Hollow books herself; after that they were taken over by a team of ghostwriters, a common practice in long-running children's book series. Ghostwriters for the Saddle Club and Pine Hollow books included Caitlin Macy (sometimes credited as Caitlin C. Macy), Catherine Hapka, Sallie Bissell, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Helen Geraghty, Tina deVaron, Cat Johnston, Minna Jung, and Sheila Prescott-Vessey.
Bonnie Bryant is also the author of many novelizations of movies, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Karate Kid, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, written under her married name, B.B. Hiller. She also collaborated in the ghostwriting of The Baby-sitters Club Super Special #14: BSC in the USA, published under the name of its creator, Ann M. Martin.
Bonnie Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She met her husband, Neil W. Hiller, in college, where they both worked on the campus newspaper. They had two sons, Emmons Hiller and Andrew Hiller. Neil Hiller died in 1989. Many of Bonnie's books are dedicated to him.
***from wikipedia.org
Bonnie Bryant also wrote two spin-off series: Pony Tails, aimed at beginning readers, and Pine Hollow, aimed at teenage readers. The 16 Pony Tails books followed the lives of eight-year-olds May Grover, Corey Takamura, and Jasmine James. Pine Hollow featured Carole, Lisa, Stevie, and their new friends in a series set four years after The Saddle Club. Unlike The Saddle Club, Pine Hollow conformed to a realistic timeline. The 17 books took place over the span of less than a year. Later a television show called The Saddle Club, based on the books, was filmed in Australia.
Bonnie Bryant wrote at least 38 The Saddle Club books and 2 Pine Hollow books herself; after that they were taken over by a team of ghostwriters, a common practice in long-running children's book series. Ghostwriters for the Saddle Club and Pine Hollow books included Caitlin Macy (sometimes credited as Caitlin C. Macy), Catherine Hapka, Sallie Bissell, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Helen Geraghty, Tina deVaron, Cat Johnston, Minna Jung, and Sheila Prescott-Vessey.
Bonnie Bryant is also the author of many novelizations of movies, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Karate Kid, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, written under her married name, B.B. Hiller. She also collaborated in the ghostwriting of The Baby-sitters Club Super Special #14: BSC in the USA, published under the name of its creator, Ann M. Martin.
Bonnie Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She met her husband, Neil W. Hiller, in college, where they both worked on the campus newspaper. They had two sons, Emmons Hiller and Andrew Hiller. Neil Hiller died in 1989. Many of Bonnie's books are dedicated to him.
***from wikipedia.org
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January 7, 2025
Most of the Saddle Club books are alike, (our trio of heroines extricate themselves from not-really-so-much-trouble) but this one stands out more than the others. A movie star is involved.
(Sadly, not David Bowie, but anyway...)
The descriptions of how repetitive filming scenes for movies were spot-on. The horse bits were suitably horsey. Yes, this is still a silly kids' book, but it's good for a laugh and a quick, relaxing read, no matter what your age.
There is also a movie dog, a birthday party for Carole's Dad, and Pepper being called "old" for the first time. He only has nine books to live. Garnet is referred to correctly as a mare, then a chapter or two later given masculine pronouns. Not sure if Bonnie Bryant wrote this one, as she thanks Ellen Krieger for "her contribution to this story." Could be kid's book series lingo for "heeeeeeeere's the ghostwriter."
(Sadly, not David Bowie, but anyway...)
The descriptions of how repetitive filming scenes for movies were spot-on. The horse bits were suitably horsey. Yes, this is still a silly kids' book, but it's good for a laugh and a quick, relaxing read, no matter what your age.
There is also a movie dog, a birthday party for Carole's Dad, and Pepper being called "old" for the first time. He only has nine books to live. Garnet is referred to correctly as a mare, then a chapter or two later given masculine pronouns. Not sure if Bonnie Bryant wrote this one, as she thanks Ellen Krieger for "her contribution to this story." Could be kid's book series lingo for "heeeeeeeere's the ghostwriter."
January 17, 2020
The One Where Pine Hollow Becomes a Movie Set
Skye Ransom is my favorite non-Saddle Club member in this series, and I love every book that features him. This one was no exception. The whole book was pitch-perfect. 4.5 stars.
Skye Ransom is my favorite non-Saddle Club member in this series, and I love every book that features him. This one was no exception. The whole book was pitch-perfect. 4.5 stars.
January 16, 2023
Pine Hollow finds itself turned into a movie set when Skye Ransom asks for help riding in another movie. The girls had met him before in New York City, where they helped him on another project. It seems as though he would have had an adult instructor prior to shooting scenes with horses, but whatever. These are books for kids, so logic doesn't really have to matter. I am not Lisa's biggest fan, but, of course, she gets a small part in the movie with Skye. This book was meh.
June 26, 2019
Tak tenhle díl mi přišel strašně vycpávkový a neskutečně nezáživný. Nevím, čím to je, ale jak se hlavní děj točí okolo Lisy, je to vždycky nezměrně únavné.
November 3, 2019
This time Hollywood comes to Willow Creek and Lisa gets to be in a movie with Skye Ransom. Cute story, and I loved the little side plot of planning a birthday for Carole’s dad. Sweet and simple.
December 26, 2017
In the nineteenth book in the Saddle Club series, Star Rider focuses on an exciting event at Pine Hollow. Teen heartthrob Skye Ransom is shooting a new movie and they need a horsey set. What better place than the Pine Hollow stables and surrounds?
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November 21, 2009
good book
August 4, 2011
A good series for horse crazy young teens. I loved it when I was younger.
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August 7, 2011Perfect read for pony-crazy teenagers.
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