Julie lives on a horse farm in Armstrong with her husband, Robert, a former jockey, where they raise thoroughbreds for racing and jumping. She rides every day and competes in jumping classes at horse shows, often against her two grown daughters. She's a Pony Club examiner, riding instructor and course designer. Julie White's first book, The Secret Pony, received an Our Choice Award and was nominated for a Chocolate Lily Award.

High Fences

Robin is a pony in a million. He'll do anything Faye asks him to do, and Faye loves him with all her heart.

Then the farm truck breaks down and there's no money to pay for repairs. Faye's grandmother Lucy starts talking about selling the farm. So Faye does the unthinkable. She agrees to sell Robin, a piece of her heart going with him.

Fans of The Secret Pony will be delighted by this companion novel about Kirsty's friend Faye. Readers new to Julie White are sure to become fans of the author's perfectly evoked world of young riders—and its complicated friendships.

168 pp • 5.25 x 7.75
ISBN 1-55039-163-1 • paper • $9.95
ages 8 - 12

The Secret Pony

Kirsty's got a secret--a big, four-legged secret . . .

When they moved out to the country after the divorce, Mom promised Kirsty a pony of her own. Then Lancelot practically drops in her lap, and Kirsty empties her money box to buy him. He's skinny and starved and only half trained for riding. But he's hers, all hers, and Kirsty is overwhelmed with joy.

Juvenile Fiction • 160 pp • 5¼ x 7¾
ISBN 1-55039-148-8 • paper • $7.95
Ages 8 - 12