Books with title High Hopes

When fate threatens to take Spirit away from her, Ellie fights to save her horseWhen she moved to England after her parents’ death, Ellie felt alone until the day she met Spirit, the skinny gray horse who seemed to see directly into her soul. At first, she simply loved him, but soon she learned of their secret connection—and her incredible ability to speak to horses without opening her mouth. This gift has helped her feel at home on her cruel uncle’s horse ranch, but when Spirit is threatened, her power may not be enough to save him. Ellie gets worried when Spirit stops eating. He tells her that he’s happy, but how can she be sure? With her relationship with her horse and her cousin Joe both in danger, Ellie learns a hard lesson about love. But nothing can break the special bond that she and Spirit share.

Toby Thompson turns 13 this fall. He’s got his work cut out for him. These are the days when middle school, soccer, and life can each drive ya crazy!He shows up for his first day of middle school, science class, with his giant best friend Freddie; only to be startled to red-alert by a bizarre science teacher in a superman costume who’s got a two-headed turtle for an assistant.He even forgets for a brief moment his worries about the school’s soccer team tryouts that afternoon; only to show up and find out that he’s the new center defender on the Hopetown Eagles, the hometown-favorite middle school team that only had 15 guys show up for tryouts.Seems like a couple of last year’s ringers signed on with the newly-formed Hopetown Raiders, under former semi-pro, snake-in-the-grass “Bull” Taggert, whose son Kirk, their team’s star, is easily the dirtiest player Toby’s ever been on the field with.And the Hopetown Eagles are due to be on the field with ‘em again, this time with half the city watchin’ and screamin’!Then Toby returns home that first school day to learn that he and his sister and little brother will have to shift their lives quite a bit now to allow their uncle Ben, a Harley-riding, mysterious alcoholic war vet, to share their home.Maybe 13 is unlucky.

Toby Thompson turns 13 this fall. He’s got his work cut out for him. He shows up for his first day of middle school, science class, with his giant best friend Freddie; only to be startled to red-alert by a bizarre science teacher in a superman costume who’s got a two-headed turtle for an assistant.He even forgets for a brief moment his worries about the school’s soccer team tryouts that afternoon; only to show up and find out that he’s the new center defender on the Hopetown Eagles, the hometown-favorite middle school team that only had 15 guys show up for tryouts. Seems like a couple of last year’s ringers signed on with the newly-formed Hopetown Raiders, under former semi-pro, snake-in-the-grass “Bull” Taggert, whose son Kirk, their team’s star, is easily the dirtiest player Toby’s ever been on the field with. And the Hopetown Eagles are due to be on the field with ‘em again, this time with half the city watchin’ and screamin’!Then Toby returns home that first school day to learn that he and his sister and little brother will have to shift their lives quite a bit now to allow their uncle Ben, a Harley-riding, mysterious alcoholic war vet, to share their home. Maybe 13 is unlucky.

When fate threatens to take Spirit away from her, Ellie fights to save her horseWhen she moved to England after her parents’ death, Ellie felt alone until the day she met Spirit, the skinny gray horse who seemed to see directly into her soul. At first, she simply loved him, but soon she learned of their secret connection—and her incredible ability to speak to horses without opening her mouth. This gift has helped her feel at home on her cruel uncle’s horse ranch, but when Spirit is threatened, her power may not be enough to save him. Ellie gets worried when Spirit stops eating. He tells her that he’s happy, but how can she be sure? With her relationship with her horse and her cousin Joe both in danger, Ellie learns a hard lesson about love. But nothing can break the special bond that she and Spirit share.

Toby Thompson turns 13 this fall. He’s got his work cut out for him. These are the days when middle school, soccer, and life can each drive ya crazy! He shows up for his first day of middle school, science class, with his giant best friend Freddie; only to be startled to red-alert by a bizarre science teacher in a superman costume who’s got a two-headed turtle for an assistant. He even forgets for a brief moment his worries about the school’s soccer team tryouts that afternoon; only to show up and find out that he’s the new center defender on the Hopetown Eagles, the hometown-favorite middle school team that only had 15 guys show up for tryouts. Seems like a couple of last year’s ringers signed on with the newly-formed Hopetown Raiders, under former semi-pro, snake-in-the-grass “Bull” Taggert, whose son Kirk, their team’s star, is easily the dirtiest player Toby’s ever been on the field with. And the Hopetown Eagles are due to be on the field with ‘em again, this time with half the city watchin’ and screamin’! Then Toby returns home that first school day to learn that he and his sister and little brother will have to shift their lives quite a bit now to allow their uncle Ben, a Harley-riding, mysterious alcoholic war vet, to share their home. Maybe 13 is unlucky.

When the school bully goes on ski camp it looks like the other kids will suffer. But is the bully different on the slopes? And who will fall for the ski instructor? Bend zee kneez, pleez. Of course ski camps always come to an end, except everything changes when an argument starts in the bus home. They’d hoped to learn to ski, and they did, a bit, but who won’t be able to handle the slippery slope they’re on now. Who will end up being destroyed by the decisions that are made?