The Long Ride Home

Marsha Hubler

ISBN 10: 0310716926 / ISBN 13: 9780310716921

Published by Zondervan, US, 2010

About this Item

In the eighth and final book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, foster child Skye must confront her past and decide her future when she has the opportunity to find her birth parents and possibly reunite.On a trip to South Carolina with her foster family, Skye gets the shock of her life when the waitress at a local diner seems to recognize her. The woman proves to be Skye's long-lost Aunt Millie-the first blood relative Skye has ever met. As Skye and Mom and Dad Chambers attempt to track down Skye's birth parents with Millie's help, Skye's foster sister and best friend, Morgan, struggles with her own family regrets. As the secrets of both Skye's and Morgan's lives are revealed, it becomes clear more is at stake than anyone can imagine-and both girls have a big decision to make. The Long Ride Home:is written by an author who has firsthand experience with horses and foster careis a contemporary and realistic plot, with an inspirational Christian messagefeatures a character with special needscontains extensive back matter on different horse breeds, how to care for them, and horsemanship, as well as facts, diagrams, and a glossary of horse terms so girls can better know their favorite animal.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780310716921

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Long Ride Home
• Publisher: Zondervan, US
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310716926
• ISBN 13: 9780310716921
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 149 grams

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Synopsis

In the eighth and final book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, foster child Skye must confront her past and decide her future when she has the opportunity to find her birth parents and possibly reunite.

On a trip to South Carolina with her foster family, Skye gets the shock of her life when the waitress at a local diner seems to recognize her. The woman proves to be Skye’s long-lost Aunt Millie—the first blood relative Skye has ever met. As Skye and Mom and Dad Chambers attempt to track down Skye’s birth parents with Millie’s help, Skye’s foster sister and best friend, Morgan, struggles with her own family regrets. As the secrets of both Skye’s and Morgan’s lives are revealed, it becomes clear more is at stake than anyone can imagine—and both girls have a big decision to make. 

The Long Ride Home:

• is written by an author who has firsthand experience with horses and foster care
• is a contemporary and realistic plot, with an inspirational Christian message
• features a character with special needs
• contains extensive back matter on different horse breeds, how to care for them, and horsemanship, as well as facts, diagrams, and a glossary of horse terms so girls can better know their favorite animal

About the Author

Marsha Hubler is the bestselling author of twenty-three books, including the Keystone Stables series. She has a master's degree in education, specializing in elementary ed and special needs children, and was a foster parent for twelve years. She has over fifty years of experience with young people as a third grade teacher in public school, principal of a Christian school, administrator of a youth treatment center educational program, and a homeschool consultant and evaluator. She loves to hear from her readers via her website or snail mail.