Gleason Public Library (Carlisle)

The jockey & her horse, by Sarah Maslin Nir & Raymond White, Jr. ; art by Laylie Frazier

eng

illustrations

no index present

Ages 8-12, Cameron Kids

fiction

The jockey & her horse

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by Sarah Maslin Nir & Raymond White, Jr. ; art by Laylie Frazier

Once upon a horse, book 2

"Cheryl loves horses. She's been studying thoroughbreds at her family's horse racing stables since she was old enough to ride on the shoulders of her father, a famous horse trainer. Cheryl wants to be a jockey. One problem -- she is a girl, and there has never been a Black female jockey in history! Jetolara is a young thoroughbred finding his place in the herd. When Cheryl literally falls onto his back, and Jeto sprints off across the pasture, Cheryl discovers that she doesn't just want to be a jockey, she is a jockey -- and she and Jeto were born to race. Together girl and horse make history and show everyone that once you learn to love yourself, the world is yours." --, Provided by publisherFourteen-year-old Cheryl dreams of being a jockey, and when she meets three-year-old thoroughbred Jetolara, both know they were born to race together. Inspired by the true story of Cheryl White the first Black female jockey

pre adolescent

Jockey and her horse