Books with title Moonrunner's Spirit

Moonrunner is hurt. Casey nurses him back to health. Little Lady is now over two years old. Casey and his gang scare the Chinese along Livingston Creek. Casey tries to protect a Chinese girl. The gang turn on him. Casey is hurt and must stay in the Chinese camp. Casey races Little Lady in the half-mile race but she doesn't have the spirit to win. He races Moonrunner and wins. He gives the money to Pui Yee to bring her father back from China. Pui Yee's grandfather travels to China but comes back empty and dies. Moonrunner fights a panther to save Casey's life. He races Little Lady in the two-mile race and, by default, wins the race. Pui Yee goes to China and brings her father back. Casey now has a girlfriend.

WINNER OF PRESTIGIOUS SILVER MEDAL IN 2018 INTERNATIONAL READERS FAVORITE NOVEL COMPETITION!As they grow up, Ron, Dovey, and Emil face great danger in a thrilling tale of grit, pluck, love, and glory to get Ron to his distance running, Olympic marathon dream.Amazon Review: "If you’ve seen the movie “Rocky”, you’ll remember the scene where Rocky runs through the city with all the neighborhood’s kids cheering and running with him. That’s how you feel when reading this novel, like those kids cheering for the champion, in this case Ronnie, an underdog who struggles and finds his place in the world in a very personal and heartwarming way."The world contrives against a boy named Ron Campbell. His legs are mangled in a wreck and paralyzed. The people he loves die. His remaining relatives hate him.Only his indomitable spirit sustains him – he will attempt every obstacle, face every danger, and answer every challenge to pursue his impossible dream of Olympic marathon champion. But nothing can prepare him for what awaits.An epic journey of endurance lays ahead where he will learn that a true friend, whether animal or human, is the real prize of the world, and the mystical power of the spirit can work miracles.The award-winning novel from Richard Ferguson is a new addition to the great tales of courage against all odds by Philip Pullman, Brandon Sanderson, and J.K. Rowling

A very determined boy being bullied at school forms an unbreakable bond with a wild brumby stallion in 1895 Australia. Casey just immigrated from America. At first, he hates Australia. He works to earn his horse Lady, then enters her in a race to save Moonrunner's life. Lady must winter with the wild brumby because they have no money for feed. Moonrunner shows Casey how to love the wild country called around the Mitta Mitta River.

AWARDED SILVER MEDAL IN PRESTIGIOUS 2018 INTERNATIONAL READERS FAVORITE NOVEL COMPETITION! As they grow up, Ron, Dovey, and Emil face great danger in a thrilling tale of grit, pluck, love, and glory to get Ron to his Olympic marathon dream.Amazon Review: "If you’ve seen the movie “Rocky”, you’ll remember the scene where Rocky runs through the city with all the neighborhood’s kids cheering and running with him. That’s how you feel when reading this novel, like those kids cheering for the champion, in this case Ronnie, an underdog who struggles and finds his place in the world in a very personal and heartwarming way."The world contrives against a boy named Ron Campbell. His legs are mangled in a wreck and paralyzed. The people he loves die. His remaining relatives hate him.Only his indomitable spirit sustains him – he will attempt every obstacle, face every danger, and answer every challenge to pursue his impossible dream of Olympic marathon champion. But nothing can prepare him for what awaits.An epic journey of endurance lays ahead where he will learn that a true friend, whether animal or human, is the real prize of the world, and the mystical power of the spirit can work miracles.The award-winning novel from Richard Ferguson is a new addition to the great tales of courage against all odds by Philip Pullman, Brandon Sanderson, and J.K. Rowling.