Mary Margaret Meets Her Match - Hardcover

Christine Kole MacLean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525477756 ISBN 13: 9780525477754

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 2007

Synopsis

Frustrated by her unhelpful horse, Terco, at the Lazy K dude ranch, Mary Margaret fears that she won't be able to become the expert equestrian she wants to be and so decides to go against her trainer's rules in order to move things along more quickly, despite Terco's stubborn ways.

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About the Author

Christine Kole MacLean is the author of two previous books about Mary Margaret, a heroine School Library Journal called “lively, spirited, and full of energy.” Ms. MacLean lives in Michigan.

Vicky Lowe lives in Brooklyn, New York.

From School Library Journal

Grade 3–5—In her third appearance, the spunky nine-year-old chatterbox vacations with her family at a dude ranch. The eager girl loves horses; she is allowed to explore on her own and hang out with staff, but has to convince the instructor, Kansas, that she is skilled enough at riding to get out of the kiddie corral. Mary Margaret is too busy talking to listen to advice and blames the gentle horse for problems with her performance. When Kansas shows up to spend the evening with her 13-year-old brother, Mary Margaret makes a bad choice, which nearly results in disaster for her, one of the horses, and her brother's athletic career. The protagonist's preoccupations with her fancy red boots and with impressing Kansas are right on target, and there are some laugh-out-loud moments. MacLean writes with a sense of humor and tenderness that fans of Megan McDonald's Judy Moody (Candlewick) and Paula Danziger's Amber Brown (Putnam) are likely to enjoy.—Sharon R. Pearce, Longfellow Elementary School, Oak Park, IL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0525477756
• ISBN 13: 9780525477754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176