Picture Books:
Pénélope Jossen, Bucéphale (2017)
Bucéphale est très grand. Alexandre est très petit. Bucéphale est un cheval. Alexandre est fils de roi. Bucéphale est indomptable : il a peur d’un monstre noir qui le suit partout, accroché à ses pieds. Alexandre, par sa jugeote, comprend qui est vraiment cet affreux, et comment l’anéantir. Pourvu que le roi son père le laisse approcher Bucéphale… Leur rencontre légendaire sera décisive. Ensemble, corps et âme, ils s’apprêtent à conquérir le monde et à livrer leurs deux noms à la postérité.”
Graphic Novels:
Faith Erin Hicks, Ride On (2022)
Pitch:
Twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world or riding competitions. Can she get back to basics and rekindle her love of horses?”
Book Blurb:
Twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world or riding competitions. Can she get back to basics and rekindle her love of horses? Perfect for fans of Best Friends and Stargazing!
Victoria has always loved horses. But riding in competitions is high stakes, high stress, and shockingly expensive. And even though Victoria’s best friend Taylor loves competing, Victoria has lost her taste for it.
After a heartbreaking fight with Taylor, Victoria needs a new start—at a new stables. A place where she doesn’t have to worry about anything other than riding. No competition, no drama, no friends.
Just horses.
Edgewood Stables seems ideal. There are plenty of horses to ride, and Victoria is perfectly happy giving the other riders the cold shoulder.
But can she truly be happy with no friends?”
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