Brave Now is a young adult novel of heartfelt moments, fall-down-laughing realizations, and the fun of growing up on a ranch. Enjoy the adventures that every young heart who loves horses longs for. Brave Now is about Cassidy Sue Faris who is 13 and who loves her best friend, a horse named Coco. Coco carries a strange scar along her side from an injury as a foal. And Cassidy has also been harmed young by the death of her grandfather. On her fifth birthday, Cassidy received a new bike, but her grandfather died as he taught her to ride it. Because of that, Cassidy hates bikes. And in a rural California town, Cassidy has arranged it so that she can ride Coco to school everyday.

Cassidy is proud of her horsemanship and riding skills, but it isolates her at school as rude young hearts call her the Horse Girl and even Horse Butt. One summer, Truman, a city-kid cousin, comes to stay at the ranch while his parents are going through a divorce. Cassidy and Truman struggle with their internal issues and become friends. The book follows the fun, triumphs, and trials of living a ranch life and growing through Cassidy's problems with her strong and supportive family. The book ends with Cassidy's loving and generous giving up of Coco, who needs green retirement pastures, and choosing to ride a bike to school each day. Brave Now is about the challenges of growing through deep problems and moving on. With fun and tears along the way. Brave Now is a wonderful story of learning to grow and overcome life's critical problems.

What do you do when you lose someone, or your world collapses, or you have to say good bye? Young hearts walk these paths just like adults, and Brave Now shows a young girl's struggles, courage, and success to face the worst and grow through it.