Books with author Stephanie Ford

Quarterfinalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest 2011 for Young Adult Fiction ________________________________________ Andrian Kieran was following in his equestrian father’s Olympic-size footsteps until a tragic accident kills his horse and shatters his confidence. When Andrian’s dad accepts a job as horse trainer at a dressage farm in Illinois, Andrian and an ill-tempered stallion move with him. Andrian’s plan is simply to finish high school, move on to college, forget all about riding and horse shows—but fate intervenes when Kori Mankato, the farm owner’s daughter, asks Andrian to help her train to be a Three-Day Event rider. Eventing and romance are not what Andrian’s looking for, but as he trains Kori for her first event their mutual love of horses brings them closer—until the fateful day when Andrian is forced to face his deepest fears and move toward his own destiny.

With a wag and a "woof," this book invites readers to meet the Old English sheepdog. Readers will examine the history, physical attributes, development, and behavior of the Old English sheepdog breed. Coat, color, size, and care instructions are also discussed. Full-color photos allow readers to see these focused herding dogs in a variety of situations. An index and glossary are also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Zelina is a 16-year old girl who doesn't know who or where she is. She has no memory other than waking up at Stonehenge.Rune is a 16-year old boy who knows the truth of her forgotten past and home.As Rune slowly leads Zelina to the truth, they find their lives are in danger. The Medjay, assassins from their realm, will stop at nothing to keep them from finding the truth and getting home. Rune and Zelina must work together if they are ever to get back to their true home and understand the truth of why they were sent away. But is the truth something she really wants to know?

Set in a dangerous and extraordinary fantasy world where the sun never sets, Stephanie Fazio’s BISECTER told the story of Hemera, a Bisecter who is part human and part Halve, who left her people’s caves to save her friends and sparked a war.Now, in Halve Human, Hemera must contend with a new enemy...one that was created from her own blood.Meanwhile, she must mount a resistance against the tyrannical Duskers, who have uncovered the location of the Solguard fortress and plan to annihilate all of the rebels. Impossible circumstances force Hemera to form unexpected alliances and make heartbreaking choices that will risk everything and everyone she’s come to care for. Hemera moves deeper into the world of Duskers and Solguards, Halves and Zeroes....all while confronting a new danger...one over which she has total power and, at the same time, no control.

Addy is a farmer in upstate New York. Tol is the prince of a dying magical race. Both are trapped in lives they didn’t choose. 18-year-old Addy has spent her entire life in a small town, where the most exciting activity is watching corn grow. That is, until seven-foot warriors crash through her front door. They kidnap her sister and then try to kill her. As she faces their swords with nothing but her fists, she’s saved by a man who obliterates her enemies without laying a finger on them. His name is Tol, and he claims to be a magical, mind-controlling prince. Tol has spent his life searching for the human girl with the power to save his ruined world. Now, he’s finally found her. But Addy can’t afford to risk her life for a world she never knew existed. She is consumed by one thought…rescuing her sister. There is only one chance for them to get what they desperately need. For it to work, Tol and Addy must sacrifice the one thing they are both fighting to keep: their freedom.

With a wag and a "woof," this book invites readers to meet the beagle. Readers will examine the history, physical attributes, development, and behavior of the beagle breed. Coat, color, size, and care instructions are also discussed. Full-color photos allow readers to see these independent hunting dogs in a variety of situations. An index and glossary are also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Enter the world of the Chosen and Forsaken…mind-control and magically-enhanced weapons…with Book Two of The Fount series. Now, in THE FORSAKEN’S CHOICE, Addy and Tol are in a race against forces that seek to tear them apart. They’re determined to travel from Texas to Vitaquias—the world that was laid to waste—to find the only person who might be able to help them. With the Chosen people’s life-giving Source almost gone and the cruel Forsaken general closing in, Addy and Tol are running out of time. If they fail, they won’t be the only ones to bear the cost. Addy’s sister Olivia will be doomed to an eternity of misery. Inextricably bound to the fates of her sister’s magical friends, Olivia must embrace a power she doesn’t want. She’s determined to help give Addy and Tol the future they deserve, even if her own life is the price she must pay.

In this enthralling final installment of the BISECTER series, Hemera and her friends must learn to survive in a world that has only ever existed in prayers and nightmares: a world of darkness. Surviving each day when the all-powerful Duskers are hunting them is a miracle in itself. But Hemera has other problems to worry about. Hemera must confront the abominations she helped to create before they kill everyone she cares about. But how does one destroy a part of oneself? Desperate to save her friends, her family, and her world from the spreading darkness, Hemera must lay waste to the only things that make her whole. Lies and betrayal. Love won and lost. As the final battle is waged, Hemera must decide how much she can stand to sacrifice for the future of their world in this deeply satisfying final chapter of the BISECTER series.

I was blessed as a child to always have a barnyard full of animals. I loved spending hours playing with them. As an adult I still have a barnyard full of animals and love them all. This book is a combination of my own personal barnyard friends with family members personalities and nicknames. Gomer Pig loves his life on the farm and shares his day-to-day life with you one day at a time.

Can a middle school gossip queen change her ways, or will she lose her BFF for good? Find out in this M!X original novel.Maddie Evans prides herself on being the gossip queen of Troy Middle School. She is the first person her classmates go to when they need the latest news on the ins-and-outs of TMS—and Maddie never disappoints. Her best friend since birth, Vi, isn’t crazy about Maddie’s penchant for passing on rumors, but it’s never been an issue in their friendship. Until the day Maddie lets slip who Vi is crushing on—in front of her crush. Vi is furious, and she confronts Maddie with an ultimatum: no gossip for 30 days, or twelve years of sisterhood goes down the drain. Maddie agrees, but only a week into the challenge, she gets one of the juiciest pieces of gossip EVER—something that could affect the future of the school. Will she be able to keep her mouth shut and tame her ways? Or will she be left standing alone with no one to hear her stories?