Books with title The Horse on the Balcony

Jenni is grieving from a loss that rips her world apart.Holly is wracked with guilt after an accident she feels is her fault.A chance encounter at a railway station brings the girls together and they share their tragic secrets. When Holly reveals she keeps seeing a mysterious palomino on an apartment balcony, which Jenni has dreamed is in danger, they decide to find him. In the process, they discover that sometimes, hope - and danger - is found in the most unexpected places…"An outstanding modern pony novel." Pony Mad Book Lovers.Read the thrilling sequel, Dark Horses. Cover design by Klaus Hartleben

“Castrillón offers riotous sprouting life through soft forms, stylized shapes, and bright colors.” —Publishers Weekly “Elegant...A charmingly verdant tale in classic style.” —Kirkus Reviews “Lovely...delightful.” —School Library Journal From internationally acclaimed illustrator Melissa Castrillon comes a magical story of how a girl’s garden in her new home changes her life and the lives of people all around her.When a little girl moves from her home to an apartment in the city, she takes her pretty plants with her and one by one they grow and bloom and change both her world and the world all around her as she makes a new friend. When your heart is open, the world is full of possibilities.

From award-winning Palestinian author Ibtisam Barakat comes a touching account of coming of age against a backdrop of political turmoil in the Middle East. Picking up where Ibtisam Barakat's first memoir, Tasting the Sky, left off, Balcony on the Moon follows her through her childhood and adolescence in Palestine from 1972-1981 in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. This memoir about pursuing dreams in the face of adversity chronicles Ibitsam's desire to be a writer and shows how she finds inspiration through writing letters to pen pals and from an adult who encourages her to keep at it. But the most surprising turn of all for Ibtisam happens when her mother decides that she would like to seek out an education, too. Enlightening and at times funny, Balcony on the Moon is a not often depicted look at daily life in a politically tumultuous region. A Margaret Ferguson BookPraise for Balcony on the Moon: “This is a compelling personal history, brimming with humor, wisdom, and empathy.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review “This intense memoir paints a dark picture of growing up in Israeli-occupied Palestine, where ‘we are made to live with no land, no country, no rights, no safety, and no respect for our dignity.’ . . . A poetic, deeply felt coming-of-age story.” ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review“[A] memoir and winner of the Arab American Book Award, Barakat moves beyond her early school years during the Six-Day War and its uprooting aftermath. She focuses on the years 1971–81, when she―a feisty protofeminist―and her family shifted about in the occupied West Bank, trying to find a place that felt safe and like home. . . The beauty of the writing is its clear-eyed matter-of-fact-ness.” ―Booklist“Highly recommended for upper middle school and high school libraries.” ―School Library Journal

Jenni is grieving from a loss that rips her world apart.Holly is wracked with guilt after an accident she feels is her fault.A chance encounter at a railway station brings the girls together and they share their tragic secrets. When Holly reveals she keeps seeing a mysterious palomino on an apartment balcony, which Jenni has dreamed is in danger, they decide to find him. In the process, they discover that, sometimes, hope is found in the most unexpected places… "An outstanding modern pony novel." Pony Mad Book Lovers.Read the thrilling sequel, Dark Horses.

“Castrillón offers riotous sprouting life through soft forms, stylized shapes, and bright colors.” —Publishers Weekly “Elegant...A charmingly verdant tale in classic style.” —Kirkus Reviews “Lovely...delightful.” —School Library Journal From internationally acclaimed illustrator Melissa Castrillon comes a magical story of how a girl’s garden in her new home changes her life and the lives of people all around her.When a little girl moves from her home to an apartment in the city, she takes her pretty plants with her and one by one they grow and bloom and change both her world and the world all around her as she makes a new friend. When your heart is open, the world is full of possibilities.

Two accidents crush the lives of two girls in very different ways: for Jenni, an accident on her beautiful horse Smokey causes her to withdraw from life; and for Holly, an accident that she feels responsible for involving her sister Claire alienates her from her own family. But when a mysterious horse appears on the balcony of an apartment complex in a very unlikely part of town, the two girls find themselves drawn together with a common goal that may just save both of them -- and affect their friends and loved ones in surprising ways!

BASEBALL…AND MURDER!!!Twelve-year-old Henry Wyatt had never met his school classmate, Susan Brand, before. That all changed one night in Dallas, when she knocked on his balcony door—but she had good reason for doing so. It seems her research paper on Harlow Wilcox was going a little too well, and now, the armed crooks who’d broken into her apartment wanted his diary back—in order to keep her from discovering the real story behind the pitcher’s mysterious death back in the 1970s. McCord…Johnson…who were they, and what role (if any) was theirs in the story? The search for answers took the kids on a harrowing journey to Houston, where they’d be chased through the streets, confronted at gunpoint, and ultimately be stalked in what had been one of America’s premier baseball stadiums—before it was abandoned. Could they find the secret in time, or would it be death forTHE GIRL ON THE BALCONYGreat for the history buff or the baseball fan. An action-packed adventure the whole family will enjoy!

BASEBALL…AND MURDER!!!Twelve-year-old Henry Wyatt had never met his school classmate, Susan Brand, before. That all changed one night in Dallas, when she knocked on his balcony door—but she had good reason for doing so. It seems her research paper on Harlow Wilcox was going a little too well, and now, the armed crooks who’d broken into her apartment wanted his diary back—in order to keep her from discovering the real story behind the pitcher’s mysterious death back in the 1970s. McCord…Johnson…who were they, and what role (if any) was theirs in the story? The search for answers took the kids on a harrowing journey to Houston, where they’d be chased through the streets, confronted at gunpoint, and ultimately be stalked in what had been one of America’s premier baseball stadiums—before it was abandoned. Could they find the secret in time, or would it be death forTHE GIRL ON THE BALCONYGreat for the history buff or the baseball fan. An action-packed adventure the whole family will enjoy!