Janet Muirhead Hill’s Miranda and Starlight introduces a feisty ten-year-old girl whose love for the neighbor’s black stallion leads her into more trouble than she bargained for. But she’d do anything to save her beloved Starlight from the threat of death.
In this first book of the series, Miranda Stevens lives with her grandparents on their Montana dairy farm while her mother seeks a career in Los Angeles. Miranda finds it hard to fit into a small school where all the other girls in her class are daughters of cattle ranchers and have horses of their own. When Miranda accepts a dare from the class bully, her troubles—and a deep and lasting love for the young stallion, Starlight, begin.
Hill continues the adventure with the timely sequel, Starlight’s Courage in which both the girl and the horse are called upon to exhibit loyalty, courage and endurance. Miranda and her friends Laurie and Christopher ride Chris’s horse Queen in fierce competition with their classmates, unaware that a madman is bent on revenge against Starlight.
"In Starlight, Star Bright, the third book of the series, Miranda secretly trains Starlight as a “surprise” for Mr. Taylor. A shadow is cast on Miranda’s future as her mother plans a marriage that could take her from her beloved horse." — Frederick Zimmerman
"So much happens in Starlight’s Shooting Star. Grandpa has an accident, Miranda and a few classmates become lost, and a surprising new character throws everyone for a loop! Book four, in my opinion, is the best one yet." — Detra Fitch, HUNTRESS REVIEWS
"Starlight Shines for Miranda is book five. Just as Miranda feels her dreams are coming true, a surprise announcement by Mr. Taylor threatens to ruin everything. Fast-paced and engaging, this installment promises to thrill readers of all ages and the growing following of this delightful series." — Gaydeana Eastman Hickman, Winfield Daily Courier
Book 6, Starlight Comes Home covers a special year for Miranda. No longer a child, she enters into a new phase in growing up in her teen years. With this journey comes new challenges and experiences; the good and bad are part of life. Friendship, trust, truth, and honesty are all tested. Not just a story of a girl and her horse, it’s a wonderful story of a girl on the threshold of maturing. A story for girls ages 13-113 and a book that is not to be missed. — Louise Riveiro-Mitchell, author
When asked in the first book to make three wishes, Miranda answers, a best friend, a regular family, and a horse of her own. Throughout the six books of this award-winning series, Miranda and Starlight exhibit courage, loyalty and trust as Miranda learns the value of honesty and friendship—and her wishes, one by one, come true in the process.
From the beginning, Grandma and Grandpa and even the old groom Higgins offer the impulsive Miranda a solid base of steadfast love and concern. From the strange mismatch of characters introduced throughout the series, an extended family unit is drawn together with Miranda at its center. Each member learns valuable lessons from mistakes made in this saga of kids coming of age as they collide with contemporary issues and through trial and error begin to find their own truths. |
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