Hard Lessons
Danielle is eager to follow Raven, who is now an official yearling, to South Wind, where he will begin serious training as a racehorse. Danielle's best friend, Julie, already has an after-school job at the state-of-the-art facility, and Danielle tries - unsuccessfully - to hide her growing jealousy. Danielle is determined to land a job at South Wind, too, but when her grades start to slip, her mother swiftly puts an end to that idea. Danielle doubles her efforts at school, but just as she's finally catching up on her studies, Raven suffers a baffling injury. Will Raven's entire racing career be over before it even gets started?
About the Young Black Stallion Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Promise(1998)
- 2.A Horse Called Raven(1998)
- 3.The Homecoming(1999)
- 4.Wild Spirit(1999)
- 5.The Yearling(1999)
- 6.Hard Lessons(1999)
- 7.South Wind Spring(2000)
- 8.Storm(2000)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Danielle Conners is devastated when her parents sell the family’s horse farm, including her own horse, Redman. While initially angry with the famous jockey, Alec Ramsay, who buys the farm for his race horses, Danielle finds a way to be foster her love of horses again through a job on the farm. Although she still misses her beloved horse, Redmond, Danielle gradually becomes attached to Raven, a brash young black colt she begins training to be a racehorse.