Shuffle

By Cinda Bauman

Previously published as Only My Horses Know. Same beloved book, new package

Life on a Montana horse ranch has always been the best for twelve-year-old Kylie Hannigan. She bonds with the horses, rides them with her best friend Joey, and helps her mom train them. Plus she barrel races her favorite horse, Kiwi, and with plenty of practice and grit, they will definitely beat her rival Olivia this year.

But then, something starts happening with Kylie's mom. She sleeps all the time, and Kylie has to do the chores, the training, and all the care for the horses--and it's too much At least it's summer, so she doesn't have to worry about school, and she can spend time talking to her favorite animals. One day, a strange-behaving horse with an even stranger name shows up for training but is only ignored by Kylie's mom. Training a difficult horse used to be a fun challenge Kylie could share with her mom, but that's not even happening now.

Then her mom changes again, and she's up doing everything-including cooking and cleaning in the middle of the night. Kylie still gets no rest because Mom thinks Kylie should be able to do it all, too. So when school starts and Mom's behavior goes back and forth and back and forth, and then embarrasses Kylie in front of Joey more times than she can count, Kylie decides the only thing she can do is hide everything from everyone-except her horses.

Kylie's life spins out of control along with her mom's. She can't train for the barrel races with Kiwi or keep up with homework or talk to her best friend. What will it take to get her life back to the way it used to be? Or is that even possible?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957366192
• ISBN13: 9781957366197
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Editor-911 Kids
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7