Andrea Carter And The Long Ride Home A Novel

Without warning, the enormous animal reared up and screamed a challenge. The blood drained from Andi's face at the sound. Her mind shouted, Jump down! But she couldn't move. She choked back a cry and watched in horror as the stallion's huge black hooves bore down on her.Twelve-year-old Andrea "Andi" Carter attracts trouble the way her palomino horse, Taffy, draws flies on a hot summer day.Andi's entire family and the ranch hands at the Circle C treat her like a pesky kid, and Andi sometimes wonders if her family would be better off without her. So after one really frightening event where she gets into major trouble, she saddles up Taffy and runs away from home.But her escape doesn't earn her the freedom she expected. In fact, encounters with a horse thief and a vicious girl convince Andi that life on her own can be downright terrifying.Susan K. Marlow , like Andi, sometimes finds herself in bizarre messes, but it's usually because she's trying to help someone. Currently, Susan uses her elementary education degree as she teaches her youngest two children at home in Washington State.Marlow, Susan K. is the author of 'Andrea Carter And The Long Ride Home A Novel' with ISBN 9780825431883 and ISBN 0825431883.