Hart, Alison

In 1852, Emma, her pregnant mother, and her pony board the steamboat Sally May to meet her father in St. Joseph, Missouri, but when the ship explodes, Emma and all onboard must fight for their survival in the icy waters of the Missouri River.

When armed robbers take hostages at a bank in downtown Staunton, Virginia, specialized units within the Police Department coordinate their efforts to defuse the situation.

Four roommates at a boarding school with a riding program prepare for an upcoming horse show.

A thirteen-year-old newly-freed slave faces the challenges of freedom and horse racing as he pursues his dream of becoming a famous jockey in Civil War Kentucky and New York.

Thirteen-year-old Gabriel, a former slave, leaves behind his life as a professional jockey and joins his father in the Fifth U.S. Colored Cavalry at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.

While working at Second Chance Farm, a rescue center, Jas tries to find Whirlwind, her favorite horse that she thought had been killed by its wealthy and unscrupulous owner.

Thirteen-year-old Jas tries to prove that the owner of the farm where she works has killed her favorite horse, Whirlwind.

A biography of a celebrity chef who has revolutionized the food industry and brought his profession into the public eye.

In the mid- to late-1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.