Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Pages:192
Genre: Upper Elementary/Middle Grade, Realistic
Fiction
Source: I received a copy from the author in exchange
for my honest review
From Goodreads:
Libby
Thump Riding Princess is a middle grade illustrated novel about a young girl
who wants riding lessons more than anything else in the world. With passion and
her love for horses nothing can stop Libby. She tries to live up to her
potential and in so doing changes the lives of everyone around her.
My
Thoughts:
This is
a realistic look at what it is like to grow up and find your way in a confusing
world. Libby is a young girl almost 11 years old. She is passionate about
horses. Her ex-best friend, daughter of Libby’s mom’s best friend, is going
down a different path. One day Libby
comes across a horse farm. She tries to persuade her parents to lether take
riding lessons. Instead they give her older sister riding lessons and Libby is
given swimming lessons. Libby lears many lessons that are lessons kids
everywhere could identify with. Life isn’t always fair, I repeat this almost
daily to my students. Another lesson is you need to hold onto your dreams and
reach for them no matter what or how difficult it may seem to reach them. This
is the very type of book I want on my shelves at school in my classroom as I
try to inspire my students to reach for their own dreams.
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