Astra Author:Chris Platt Thirteen-year-old Lily O Neil s passion is Arabian horses. Someday she wants to be a great endurance rider like her mother. But a year earlier, when a freak riding accident took her mother s life, Lily s father sold Lily s beloved pony and forbid her to ride ever again. — When Lily s grandmother comes to live with them, however, she convinces Mr.... more » O Neil to let Lily clean stalls on the neighboring Arabian ranch. Lily s mother had worked there as an exercise
Lily is ecstatic, especially since she ll be near her mother s favorite horse, Astra. Lily s mother believed that Astra had the talent to become a national champion. Her goal was to ride her in the famous Tevis Cup Endurance Race, the toughest horse race in America. Lily is determined to fulfill her mother s dream. But how will she convince her father to let her ride again?« less