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by Tanya Landman (Author), Sonia Albert (Illustrator)
A new friend helps Meg to realise that appearances aren't always what they seem in this exciting new addition to Tanya Landman's delightful horse-riding series. A new friend helps Meg to realise that appearances aren't always what they seem in this exciting new addition to Tanya Landman's delightful horse-riding series. When Meg and Merlin go to the local horse show they enter the Handy Pony class - a fun test of how well horse and rider work together. Meg is looking forward to it until stuck-up Sam Houseman - a girl from school - rides into the ring. Meg's day seems ruined. But then she discovers that people, like ponies, can sometimes be very surprising ... Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.
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Meg has always dreamed of riding a brilliant pony, jumping a clear round and winning a rosette. But when she takes Merlin to the local horse show, things don't work out the way she hoped. In her second-hand riding clothes, sitting on a borrowed pony, she isn't sure she belongs there.
But then she discovers that friends can be found in unexpected places.
Author Biography
Tanya Landman is renowned for her thought-provoking, prize-winning novels including the beautifully " deft and dark", Carnegie Medal-winning Buffalo Soldier. In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novella One Shot. Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream - something she was always in trouble for at school! She lives in Devon with her sons, a Siamese cat and two Labradors.
