Award Winning Author Brings Wholesome Reading to the Masses

JoAnn S. Dawson knows what girls want. And it has nothing to do with sex, snobby school cliques or shopping. It’s action-packed adventures and secret missions to faraway places they like, and all with their very own ponies.

Sourcebooks is proud to present the first three books of The Lucky Foot Stable series by JoAnn S. Dawson:  Lady’s Big Surprise (ISBN: 978-1-4022-0996-3, Children’s/Fiction, Age 8+; November 2007; $6.99 U.S./ $8.99 CAN,  paperback), Star of Wonder (ISBN: 978-1-4022-0997-0; Children’s/Fiction, Age 8+; November 2007, $6.99 U.S./ $8.99 CAN; paperback) and A Star Discovered (ISBN: 9781402209987, Children’s/Fiction, Age 8+; March 2008, $6.99 U.S./ $8.99 CAN; paperback).

Complete with beautiful line-drawn illustrations throughout, each installment of The Lucky Foot Stables takes readers on an exciting adventure with best friends Mary and Jody and their talented ponies Lady and Gypsy. Reflecting on teamwork that sends a positive message, The Lucky Foot Stables also encourages a healthy, active lifestyle and offers ideas for good clean fun.

Lady’s Big Surprise The first in The Lucky Foot Stable series follows best friends Mary and Jody on an amazing adventure, one that will take them to a cow funeral, to the mysterious Secret Place and, most incredibly, to their first horse show with their favorite ponies, Lady and Gypsy.

Star of Wonder Nothing could have been a better Christmas present than the birth of Lady’s foal, Star of Wonder. But with a scary sleepover, the discovery of someone’s secret past, a daring escape (and rescue) and the terrible news of where Star of Wonder has disappeared to, the adventure is just beginning for best friends Mary and Jody in the second book in The Lucky Foot Stable series.

A Star Discovered  Life at the Lucky Foot Stables has been going smoothly for epic friends Mary and Jody. They are working hard to get Lady’s foal, Star of Wonder ready for his yearling classes and his first horse show. All of this suddenly changes when a mysterious man shows up and says that he is going to take Star away. And the worst part is: he might have the right to do it!

Continuing the adventure, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky offers the next installment in The Lucky Foot Stable series with Mary and Jody in the Movies in August 2008.

A horse lover since childhood, JoAnn S. Dawson lives with her husband Ted and their two sons on a horse farm in Maryland, where they operate a bed & breakfast and offer riding lessons, carriage rides, horse shows and a summer camp. JoAnn teaches Equine Science at a local college and is an actress and animal wrangler for film and television. She has enjoyed competing over the years on her American Paint Horse, Painted Warrior, but it is Butterscotch the pony who accompanies her on school visits and book signings. Butterscotch is so comfortable around kids that he may be the only pony in the country who is allowed to go into classrooms! Originally self-published, The Lucky Foot Stable series was a finalist for three national book awards.

Gracie and I finished reading the first book in the series for her reading class.
We're currently reading through the second book.
She seems to be enjoying the antics of Mary and Jody.

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Mar. 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by blessedwith2angels

These books look really interesting. I love when I find something wholesome that I think my kids (or at least one of them) would enjoy. Thanks for sharing.
Pam

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