More Than a Horse

by C. S. Adler

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When her mother takes a job on a guest ranch in Arizona, twelve-year-old Leeann hopes to be able to ride whenever she wants, but it takes her own perseverance and the help of new friends, including the mother of a handicapped child, to win over the ranch's crusty wrangler.

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LynneQuan 2,998 reviews

Twelve-year-old Leeann is happy about her family's move to an Arizona ranch because she can ride her horses whenever she wishes, but Amos, the head wrangler, forbids her to go near the horses, so Leeann must win the heart of the crotchety old man.

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