Abie Longstaff is the eldest of six children and grew up in Australia, Hong Kong and France. She knows all about squabbling, chaos and bossing younger sisters around. So she logically began her career as a barrister. She started writing when her children were born. Her favourite childhood books were Hating Alison Ashley, A Little Princess, Maura's Angel and The Black Stallion and she sneakily reads them again sometimes. Abie lives in Hove with her family.

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Bonnie Bryant

For as long as Carole and Lisa have known their best friend, Stevie, she’s been at war with one – or all – of her three brothers. In fact Stevie never misses an opportunity to tease Chad about his current girlfriend, dye Alex’s underwear pink, or put stones in Michael’s lunchbag. But all that changes when Stevie’s twin, Alex, contracts meningitis, and becomes seriously ill. This time Stevie is looking for a way to show one of her brothers just how much she cares…

Saddle Club 32: Chocolate Horse

Pete Johnson

You are in danger. 
 
The first time Alfie sees the boy, he appears as if from nowhere in the school detention room - the 'padded cell'. There's something odd about him and Alfie is definitely not pleased when he realises the boy has nicked his new jacket. But a ghost? His new friend Sarah is convinced - so convinced she is prepared to ghost-watch with him. 
 
That's when the warning message appears, scratched out on the blackboard by a phantom hand . . .

The Phantom Thief

J. P. Martin

The sixth book about Uncle, the millionaire elephant who has a B.A. degree, begins with the Badgertown police seizing the belongings of Beaver Hateman, Uncle’s enemy, because he has refused to pay his rates. And it ends with a tremendous fight, using egg bombs and duck bombs, between the Hateman gang and Uncle’s supporters for possession of the Town Hall, and for the Great Mace, chief treasure of Badgertown. 
 
With the help of a new follower, the dog Brass – who has a bark that makes the ears tingle – Uncle continues the exploration of the great castle of Homeward. He opens the baffling Closed Gallery, discovers the fabulous Jewel Room and visits Mrs Witch, who is threatening the trade of Wizard Blenkinsop. 
 
The most hilarious adventures come at Christmas ( the time of year that the author, the late J.P. Martin, loved best) when Uncle goes shopping and attends Dr Lyre’s end-of-term party at the Academy. There is a sing-song round a Christmas tree so big that the guests can climb up into it to get their presents. Of course there is a mysterious gate-crasher hiding in the topmost branches. Who?

Uncle and the Battle for Badgertown

Susie Day

Sam likes being a twin. He likes having two mums. He likes cheese sandwiches and his dog and drawing comics with his friend Pea. He does not like humus - or heights . . . 
 
His twin sister Sammie likes being a twin too. She knows that she's perfect best friend material for somebody - the girls in her class just haven't realised yet. And she knows that she's the best Sam - Sam A. 
 
Both Sam and Sammie - and everybody in their lives seems to be keeping secrets - which ones will come out? 
 
Meet the very different twins and their very different problems in this funny, heart-warming story of modern family life for boys and girls.

The Secrets of Sam and Sam

Rosemary Sutcliff

Set more than a thousand years ago in the soft green hills of Ireland, in a shifting time when enchanted creatures and the Fairy Kind still flickered in and out of the lives of men, the ancient stories of Finn MacCool and the brotherhood of the Fianna shimmer with magic. Here Rosemary Sutcliff breathes new life into adventures of these Irish heroes and their battles with strange and supernatural beings.

The High Deeds Of Finn MacCool

Bonnie Bryant-Hiller

Carole, Stevie and Lisa are thrilled when they get a call from their friend Kate from The Bar None Ranch. Kate has an offer for them: would the girls like to go on a pack trip in the mountains? The answer is an enthusiastic yes! When they meet the other riders, they couldn’t be happier. Lisa feels instantly drawn to Seth, while his fun-loving sister Amy seems to be a perfect pal for Stevie. Another boy, John, is as serious and horse wise as Carole. The group hits it off immediately. 
 
But first impressions can be deceiving. Amy isn’t just high spirited and impulsive; she’s downright reckless. As her behaviour gets more outrageous and dangerous Seth tries to cover for her, which puts Lisa in the middle. Can the girls work out what to do about Amy before her next wild stunt threatens all their lives?

Saddle Club Book 18: Pack Trip

Kate Devine, an out-of-town member of The Saddle Club, has invited Carole, Lisa, and Stevie out West to visit her family’s dude ranch. This time the girls’ parents are coming along, and The Saddle Club is looking forward to showing them how much fun riding can be. 
But out West, the family vacation doesn’t go exactly as planned, and soon the girls are wishing that their parents – or the “Saddlebag” – had stayed home where they belong. 
Then, during an overnight cattle drive, a terrible rainstorm breaks out while the parents are off exploring an arroyo. The Saddle Club knows the “Saddlebags” are in grave danger – but can they rescue them in time?

Saddle Club 42 - Saddlebags

When Carole Hanson and her father travel to Minnesota to visit relatives, Carole has the perfect opportunity to work on a school assignment to create a family tree. Ever since her mother died, Carole has been curious about that side of the family, especially about an ancestor who journeyed North along the Underground Railroad. 
Then Carole discovers a secret lurking in her family tree, and she begins to question where she’s come from. Do bloodlines matter as much with people as they do with horses? Carole discovers the answer when a dangerous horseback ride threatens the life of one of her relatives.

Saddle Club 39: Pure Bred

Carole, Stevie and Lisa can’t believe their luck when they get another chance to visit their good friend Kate Devine at her family’s ranch. The Bar None. It’s a perfect time to visit, since the annual rodeo has come to town. Eli Grimes, who works at The Bar None, will be in the rodeo, and the girls can’t wait to watch him compete. 
But the girls hear some bad news when they arrive. The Bar None has lost a lot of business to a flashy new ranch closer to town. The Devines may not be able to keep their ranch running much longer. That’s when The Saddle Club – including new member Christine Lonetree – comes up with a plan to help. They’ll enter the rodeo’s barrel-racing contest and carry off the cash prize! Can Christine, Kate, Stevie, Carole, and Lisa pull out all the stops and win big for The Bar None?

Saddle Club Book 12: Rodeo Rider

Theresa Tomlinson

‘This little lass is strong. She will carry the ropes and walk forever.’ 
 
It is as well that these words, spoken by Minnie’s great grandmother at her birth, prove to be prophetic, for the ropemaker’s youngest daughter needs all the strength and courage she can muster in the subterranean cavern which is the family home. And not only there but even more so in Sheffield where she goes to support her ailing sister and finds an even harsher existence where squalor and injustice are rife.

The Rope Carrier

Gary Paulsen

When you grow up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement. High spirits, idiocy, and showing off for the girls inspire Gary Paulsen and his friends to attempt: Shooting waterfalls in a barrel 
The first skateboarding 
Jumping three barrels like motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel-except they only have bikes 
Hangliding with an Army surplus target kite 
Bungee jumping 
Wrestling . . . a bear? 
 
Extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new tales from Gary's boyhood. !

How Angel Peterson Got His Name

When Stevie Lake injures herself and can’t ride for a while, the other two members of The Saddle Club, Carole Hanson and Lisa Atwood, make a pact of friendship not to ride until Stevie has recovered. To seal the pact, they decide that if the vow is broken by any of them, they’ll have to ask stuck-up Veronica diAngelo to join their club. That will keep them out of the saddle for sure. 
 
But can three horse-crazy girls really stay away from horses and riding for more than a day? Find out in this first Saddle Club Super Edition, which contains three separate stories about Lisa, Stevie and Carole – and their summer without horses!

Saddle Club Super 1: A Summer Without Horses

The Saddle Club girls – Lisa Atwood, Stevie Lake and Carole Hanson – are at one of their favorite places – Moose Hill Summer Camp. This time they’re staying for an entire month. It will be the best summer ever! Or will it? For Lisa is put in a different cabin from her friends, Stevie’s boyfriend is practically ignoring her and, worst of all, horse-crazy Carole has been given a horse to ride that simply won’t cooperate! 
Then the girls start running into ominous signs that someone wants to close down Moose Hill Camp forever. Can they find out who, before it’s too late?

Saddle Club 67: Summer Horse

Pea's family are separating for the summer holidays. Big sister, Clover, is off to Drama Camp, Mum is staying at home to finish her new book, and Pea and Tinkerbell are going camping. 
 
But things don't go quite to plan, and Pea finds her summer suddenly filled with Enid Blyton, castles, ghosts and mysteries . . .

Pea's Book of Holidays

HORSE CRAZY: Twelve-year-olds Carole Hanson and Stevie Lake have been best friends ever since they met at Pine Hollow stables. So when thirteen-year-old Lisa Atwood shows up for her first lesson dressed in fancy riding gear - and acting chummy with the snobbiest girl in town - the girls aren't sure she'll fit in. But Lisa soon shows herself to be a quick learner, and Carole and Stevie can't help but admire her natural riding talents. Soon the three girls are fast friends. They begin to make plans for the MTO, the long-awaited Mountain Trail Overnight campout for the students of Pine Hollow. There's just one problem: Stevie's parents won't pay for it unless she improves her grades . . . 
 
HORSE SHY: The three members of the Saddle Club are together on the long-awaited Mountain Trail Overnight. They are having such a perfect time that nothing - not even Veronica, the richest and snobbiest girl at the stables - can spoil their fun. But the impossible does happen. A tragic accident, caused by Veronica's carelessness, makes Carole lose the one thing she loved most in the world. Is her grief enough to make her give up riding forever?

The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy & Horse Shy

Stevie, Carole and Lisa are best friends and horse-crazy members of the Saddle Club. The three are looking forward to the Combined Training Event at Pine Hollow stables where all riders compete in dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. It’s a horse lover’s dream! 
When snooty Veronica blames her bad performance on her horse Garnet and storms out of the ring, Carole follows, fearing Veronica’s threat to give away her horse. But horse and rider have disappeared! 
Later, when Lisa finds $10,000 ransom note in the stall, the reality becomes all too clear: Veronica and Garnet have been kidnapped! 
Who would have thought that the Saddle Club would ever feel sorry for Veronica? The girls resolve to catch the horsenappers and soon find themselves in a daring escape that puts all their horse-riding skills to the test.

Saddle Club Book 17: Horsenapped!

The Saddle Club girls are participating in a new kind of horseback activity – endurance riding. They’ll have to condition their horses and themselves for the grueling contest if they plan to make it across the finish line. But an annoying rider named Chloe keeps getting in the way. Carole Hanson, Stevie Lake and Lisa Atwood are pretty sure they can finish the competition. The question is: can they endure Chloe?

Saddle Club 69: Endurance Ride

The girls of The Saddle Clun have headed West to the Bar None Ranch. This time they’ve brought their friend Emily, who has cerebral palsy. Emily is going to help the ranch’s owner make it accessible to riders with special needs. Then the four girls meet a guest their own age. She’s a former rider who has lost part of one leg in a motorbike accident. She doesn’t plan to get on a horse ever again. In the meantime, The Saddle Club and Emily are riding so much, they’re saddle sore!

Saddle Club 66: Saddle Sore

Carole, Stevie and Lisa – the girls of The Saddle Club – are heading west to spend the first part of their Christmas holidays at the Bar None Ranch. But when a winter storm keeps them from returning home to Willow Creek for the holiday celebrations, the girls are heartbroken. 
Then an almost miraculous series of events touches each member of The Saddle Club and reminds them that there are more important things than presents and time off from school. 
Join The Saddle Club on an unforgettable trip that recalls the true spirit of giving and the strength of friendship.

Saddle Club Super: Western Star

Stevie, Carole and Lisa are ecstatic that stable owner Max Regnery III is about to marry. They can’t resist being part of things, so they plan a surprise ‘bridle’ shower for the groom-to-be. 
Some serious business also needs their attention. The girls want stablehand Red to become a certified riding counselor. Maybe that way, he can be in charge of Pine Hollow while Max is honeymooning and he’ll get some respect from bossy Veronica diAngelo. 
Then it looks as if disaster will strike when both plans are marred by a mix-up that only The Saddle Club could cause!

Saddle Club 45 - Stable Groom

When Lisa, Carole and Stevie head west to the Bar None Ranch, they have a great time planning a Halloween party with their friends Kate and John, a Native American boy who works on the ranch. The Saddle Club is also thrilled when they get the chance to see a herd of wild horses, including the beautiful grey stallion that Kate wants to adopt. Then John tells the girls a mysterious Indian legend about a grey stallion, and warns Kate to keep her distance from the one in the herd. Is John just playing a Halloween trick or is Kate about to ride into danger? The Saddle Club is about to find out!

Saddle Club Book 24: Ghost Rider

Lisa’s bratty-cousin Amelia is staying with the Atwoods. The nine-year-old nightmare child is charming around adults, but to other kids, she’s a menace! She lies to Max after she causes a stampede at Pine Hollow Stables that almost gets him crushed. Then she breaks the Atwoods’ expensive, antique hobbyhorse – and tells Mrs. Atwood it was Lisa’s fault. 
 
Amelia is taking riding lessons at Pine Hollow. The Saddle Club plans to give her another kind of lesson, too – the kind Amelia will never forget!

Saddle Club 60: Hobbyhorse

The Saddle Club girls are in for some real excitement when Stevie’s boyfriend Phil invites them – along with a few other kids from their Pony Club – to participate in a genuine fox hunt. Stevie, Lisa and Carole can’t wait for the event to begin, especially when they find out that no harm will come to the fox. But first, to give everyone a chance to learn the ropes, there’s a mock hunt in Pine Hollow Stables. As the most devious of the bunch, Stevie is chosen to play the fox. On the day of the hunt, she finds she isn’t the only one who’s devious… when her prank-playing brothers get involved in the chase!

Saddle Club Book 22: Fox Hunt

Carole Hanson is used to being the best junior rider at Pine Hollow Stables. She doesn’t need to brag about it, but she takes it for granted, in a quiet, nice way. Then a new rider starts taking lessons at the stables – and she’s not only younger than Carole, but also a better rider! 
Carole soon realizes that the new girl excels in the saddle, but on the ground she’s got a lot to work on. With dread, Carole realizes that she is the best person to help this motherless girl with her problems. But can she forge a friendship with someone she envies? Carole is fighting a battle with jealousy – and it looks like the green-eyed monster is winning!

Saddle Club 65: Silver Stirrups

When Carole finds out that she’s going to Florida for a winter holiday, she’s thrilled. She’ll miss her horse, Starlight, but she knows that Stevie and Lisa, her best friends in The Saddle Club, will take good care of him while she’s away. And her cousin Sheila has made plans for several fun activities, including a day at a popular theme park, a big family reunion and, best of all, the chance to ride along Florida’s beautiful sandy beaches. But Carole’s ride along the sunny coastline turns out to be much more exciting – and frightening – than she ever imagined…

Saddle Club Book 26: Beach Ride

Brian Jacques

In 'Allie/Alma', Alma is a very good girl who volunteers with the elderly in her free time. Allie is her wicked alter ego. While Alma courteously tends to her companions' needs, Allie is scheming to steal their precious heirlooms and artefacts. So it happens one day that Allie is so overcome by greed for a particular carved egg that she forgets to listen to its tragic history, unaware that she will be the next chapter in it. 
 
In 'Bridgey', our eponymous heroine is trapped as her uncle's slave, doing household chores from dawn until dusk with only a duck named Rafferty and a mysterious water monster called the Grimblett as her friends. One day, when Bridgey accidentally drops her uncle's treasured honey pot in the lake he flies into a rage and it is left to Rafferty and Grimblett to exact a harsh final punishment on him. 
 
Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were previously published in the collection Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales.

Allie/Alma / Bridgey (Storycuts)

Carole Hanson has always wanted a brother or sister. So she should be delighted when her father tells her that thirteen-year-old Marie Dana will be staying with them for two weeks while Mrs. Dana is out of town. But instead of being happy about her “temporary sister”, Carole can barely contain her jealousy. Colonel Hanson is making a big fuss over Marie; and Stevie and Lisa are planning a big party for Marie in the hay loft at Pine Hollow. 
Will Carole manage to put aside her jealousy before Marie’s visit is over? Not until she discovers some common ground in the stables at Pine Hollow…

Saddle Club 36: Riding Lesson

Lisa Atwood has joined a community theatre and landed the lead in a forthcoming production of Annie. It’s fun rehearsing the part with other members of the cast, especially Hollie, who’s been coaching Lisa backstage. Then rehearsals become more frequent and demanding, and Lisa is too busy for anything, including getting a Pine Hollow thoroughbred, Prancer, ready for the forthcoming Pony Club rally. 
Can the rest of The Saddle Club – along with Lisa’s ‘stage coach’ – help her to choose between horses and the theatre?

Saddle Club 37: Stage Coach

School is out for the summer, and The Saddle Club has big plans. Lisa, Carole and Stevie have all been invited to Wyoming to work on a ranch and help run a Western riding camp. The girls are looking forward to a great summer of fun and riding until Lisa’s parents break the terrible news: they want Lisa to go with them to Europe for a month. Lisa’s upset and she’ll be missing the chance to work as a ranch hand – how will she survive for four whole weeks without her best friends Stevie and Carole, and horses to ride? And how will Stevie and Carole get on in Wyoming without Lisa?

Saddle Club 29: Ranch Hands

Lisa Atwood is dying for a pair of chaps, Stevie Lake has her eye on a new bridle. And Carole Hanson wants the latest video on jumping techniques. Too bad The Saddle Club is broke! 
 
Then Stevie gets a brilliant idea. They’ll earn money by taking care of other people’s horses. How hard could that be? Not hard at all, they soon realize, if they don’t count a few minor mishaps… like losing a horse!

Saddle Club 53: Horse Sitters

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