Back To ListJockey GirlByShelley PetersonPublished February 2016Paperback$ 12.99Paperback$ 12.99ePub$ 8.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescriptionCCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016) — Commended2016 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction SelectionA teen girl’s quest to find her mother leads her to the big city, and gives her the courage to fulfill her dream of becoming a jockey.Evangeline “Evie” Gibb lives a seemingly charmed life on a thoroughbred racehorse farm. But in reality, Evie feels alone in the world, cheered only by the affection of a racehorse named No Justice.She’s always been told that her mother, Angela Parson, is dead. Then, on her sixteenth birthday, a card arrives from her great aunt Mary with the suggestion that Angela might still be alive — and Evie’s life is turned upside down. In hopes of winning enough money to leave her hateful father and find her mother, Evie enters the Caledon Horse Race. But something she overhears her father say changes everything, and Evie steals the racehorse in the night and runs away. With a stray dog named Magpie at her side and help from Aunt Mary, Evie unearths long-hidden family secrets, finds unexpected love, and takes the racing world by storm.Of Related InterestIn Search of SamKristin ButcherStagestruckShelley PetersonSundancerShelley PetersonMystery at Saddle CreekShelley PetersonDark Days at Saddle CreekShelley PetersonReviews This outing will thrill Peterson’s fans — she has many in Canada — and should win her some new ones.Kirkus ReviewsPeterson’s depiction of the racing world is intriguing and comprehensive, and stories about girls and their horses will never go out of style.BooklistPeterson packs this story with several lessons — about making choices, facing addiction, self-actualization, and peer-pressure.Resource LinksJockey Girl is a detailed and action-filled story that makes the reader want to race to the finishCanadian MaterialsPeterson tackles the tough societal issues of addiction, abuse, and homelessness with compassion and the understanding that people are not always who we want them to be.The RiderPreviousNextContributorsShelley PetersonShelley Peterson is the bestselling author of several novels for young readers, including Sundancer, Christmas at Saddle Creek, and Jockey Girl. She raises horses at Fox Ridge, her family’s stable in Caledon.View Author Page Book DetailsPaperbackFebruary 20165x8 in320 pp9781459734340ePubFebruary 2016-320 pp9781459734357ePubFebruary 2016-320 pp9781459734364