#2 The True Test, by teen author Anna E. Franklin- Cassey and her horse Chocolate have competed in local shows before, so the arena is nothing new for them. Now, however, they're running with the big dogs--er, horses--in the Birmingham Junior Eventing Regionals! The night before their favorite event, disaster suddenly strikes. Just when things calm down, horses begin to suspiciously disappear and Cassey finds herself thrown into the middle of a giant mystery. Will she be able to catch the criminal or are the horses truly lost forever? Join Cassey and Chocolate in this thrill ride of an adventure as they try to face their fears in order to pass their biggest life-test yet--the TRUE test. For more of Cassey's books, please visit www.casseyandchocolate.com At the young age of seven, author Anna Franklin began her writing and illustrating career.
Her first book, Pentelope Penguin and the Moving Day, led her to continue writing this children's series full of quality life lessons for a little penguin named Pentelope. (www.pentelopenguin.org). She and Pentelope capture the hearts of elementary school age children all over her community, and she loves sharing with them still. When Anna was ten, "KLC Cuddles" or "Cuddlebug" stole her heart the first time she saw an ad for the magnificient American Paint with big blue eyes. With winnings from a science fair, she helped buy her very first horse. From the years of reading about horse gentling, Anna knew that was the path she wanted for she and Cuddles.
Over time, the two are growing into the best of friends. Anna dreamed of writing horse stories like the ones that had stoked the fire of love for horses in her own heart. At the age of twelve, she began her first horse chapter book of surely many more to come- Cassey and Chocolate and the Great Adventure. Adults find the book surprisingly captivating and well written for such a young author. The difference from all of the horse books out there and this book is that the author is not an adult looking back on the days of a owning their first horse but a horse-crazy teen living the experience.