Books with author Ken Shannon

Be careful what you wish for ~ you may get it!In this award-winning story, Sarah Flynn’s fondest desires come true when she makes the varsity cheer squad at Stewart Falls Academy. And wonder of wonders, her dream guy, Jason Phillips, the football captain, finally has time for her. He claims to “love” her as much as she adores him. However, things aren’t as perfect as they seem.No matter how hard she tries, she can’t make him happy. As the days go by it grows harder and harder to explain her constant injuries. She knows she shouldn’t be battered by someone who supposedly cares about her, but how can she change Jason? And more importantly, can she get out of this relationship alive?

Champion show rider, Dani Wilkerson, loves her Quarter Horse mare, Lady, and wants to ride Western or ‘cowgirl’ style with her friends at Shamrock Stable. However, her glory-seeking parents have other plans for Dani that include three-day eventing and an eventual career in Olympic competition. They think all her riding activities should support this goal. While she wishes they understood her need to express her individuality, she also hates to disappoint them. Then she discovers their plans to enroll her in an elite boarding school, sell Lady, and buy her an award-winning, event horse. Stunned by the betrayal, Dani knows she must stop them somehow. She isn’t a mere extension of their egos. When she fights back, she learns just how far they will go to achieve their ends, but how can she possibly defeat them?~ * ~Other books in the Award Finalist 'Shamrock Stables' series:~ No Horse Wanted~ No Time For Horses~ Deck the Stalls (holiday novella)~ Nothing But Horses

This beautiful elegant Birthday Party Guest Book is the perfect for all types of events. Duo sided print will allow many guests to sign in on beautifully designed pages. The beautiful gloss cover with elegant design will add a modern and trendy touch to your occasion. Why You Should Consider This Guest Book For Your Event: Elegant gross cover design. Modern and trendy layout. Perfectly sized at 8.5" x 8.5". Lots of space for guest sign in.

From Flash Kids, the trusted name in learning: more than 200 sight words for beginning readers! Sight words are the most commonly used words in the English language—and when children learn to recognize them, they’re one important step closer to reading success. This engaging workbook introduces aspiring readers to all 220 sight words. Along with fun activities, each section includes a review that tests readers’ understanding before they move on.

If the going gets tough, wannabe cowboys exit stage left, according to Sierra McElroy. Because her family owns the local riding stable, her old life was nothing but horses. Now, Sierra has a new car (new to her), a new puppy, a new school, a new coach, and a new basketball team. However, she's brought her same old patterns into this new life. She still doesn't have any patience for stupid people who are a waste of time, space and oxygen. In order to take over Shamrock Stable someday, does Sierra need to learn to tolerate these people who make her crazy?

Sixteen-year-old Cicely Ellis ‘knows’ her parents never wanted her because they abandoned her when she was four. They gave her away when they were done with her. Cicely ‘knows’ she should be grateful not to be homeless. She certainly hears it often enough from her aunt and uncle. Nobody understands the passion she has for horses, or the dream to be a world-famous, international equestrian star. So, Cicely works at Salmon Pond Stable, watering, mucking, cleaning tack, grooming, saddling – performing any horsey chore just to have the chance to ‘catch’ a ride on the horses. She’s a ‘catch rider’ which causes some of the regular students to consider her their personal groom or servant. When the ‘horse of Cicely’s heart’ moves to Shamrock Stable, she goes too. Now, Cicely has new things to learn. They don’t all have to do with horses or riding, but also the secret of the parents who left her years ago. Everything comes with a price, and no one rides for “free” in this world, but will the cost she pays be too high?

The brave, inspiring story of one woman's recovery from a debilitating eating disorder, and the remarkable shelter dogs who unexpectedly loved her back to life.“The dogs don’t judge me or give me a motivational speech. They don’t rush me to heal or grow. They sit in my lap and lick my face and make me feel chosen. And sometimes, it hits me hard that I'm doing the exact thing I say I cannot do. Changing.”Pound for Pound is an inspirational tale about one woman’s journey back to herself, and a heartfelt homage to the four-legged heroes who unexpectedly saved her life.For seven years, Shannon Kopp battled the silent, horrific, and all-too-common disease of bulimia. Then, at twenty-four, she got a job working at the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, where in caring for shelter dogs, she found the inspiration to heal and the courage to forgive herself. With the help of some extraordinary homeless animals, Shannon realized that her suffering was the birthplace of something beautiful. Compassion.Shannon’s poignant memoir is a story of hope, resilience, and the spiritual healing animals bring to our lives. Pound for Pound vividly reminds us that animals are more than just friends and companions—they can teach us how to savor the present moment and reclaim our joy. Rich with emotion and inspiration it is essential reading for animal lovers and everyone who has struggled to change.

Shamrock Stable Book OneIn this award-winning story, the only thing that Robin Gibson wants for her sixteenth birthday is a 1968 Presidential Blue Mustang. Following their family tradition, what her parents promise her is a horse of her own, one with four legs, not four wheels. Mom competes in endurance riding, Dad does calf roping, her older brother games and her older sister loves three day eventing, but Robin proudly says she doesn't do horses. She'll teach her controlling family a lesson by bringing home the worst horse she can find, a starved, abused two-year-old named Twaziem. Robin figures she'll nurse him back to health, sell him, and have the money for her car. Rescuing and rehabilitating the Morab gelding might be a bigger challenge than what she planned. He comes between her and her family. He upsets her friends when she looks after his needs first. Is he just an investment or is he part of her future? And if she lets him into her heart will win or will she lose?FINALIST IN THE 2015 EPIC AWARDS - YOUNG READER CATEGORY

Sixteen-year-old Vicky Miller feels overloaded since her parents filed for divorce. Her mother got the house and a new job. Her step-dad has the new car and a new girlfriend. Vicky has the five kids, her younger half-brothers and sisters who range from 18 months to 10 years old to look after and her own life now comes second to their needs and wants. It’s been six months of house-cleaning, baby-sitting, cooking, non-stop laundry and Vicky is through waiting for her life to improve. She has plans for her sophomore year at Lincoln High and they don’t include being an unpaid servant. If it takes a constant battle to attend her riding classes and complete her internship at Shamrock Stable, she’s ready to fight for her goal to be the best natural horse trainer around.Her parents may not have time for her to be with horses, but she has dreams no one can steal. Why should she give them away? But will keeping them mean she loses her family?Shamrock Stables Series1. No Horse Wanted2. No Time for HorsesComing Soon!Deck the Stalls ~ A holiday novella3. Nothing But Horses