| Title: | Go For The Glory | Author First Name: | Lauraine | Author Last Name: | Snelling | Co-Author First Name: | | Co-Author Last Name: | | Series: | Golden Filly Series | Series #: | 3 | Publisher: | Bethany House Publishers | ISBN: | 1556612184 | Genre: | Realistic | Sub Genre: | Sports | Target Gender: | Females | Target Age: | 14 and up | Issue: Death: | Terminal Illness | Issue: Lifestyle: | None | Issue: Physical: | Illness | Issue: Relationships: | Parents | Issue: Religion: | Christianity | Issue: Self Image: | None | Issue: Spiritual: | Faith/Trust | Summary: | Ice storms, broken arms, injuries to horses' shins, can anything else go wrong? Trish wants desperately to make it to the Santa Anita Derby, but it seems that everything is working together to lower the chances of getting there. She's so discouraged, she's about ready to give up herself! Will she make it to the derby this year? And should she even bother to try? Is she really good enough to stand a chance of winning? | Extra Notes: | Warning: Tear Jerker Alert! Big time! There are at least a few different points in this story where you want to cry!
The Golden Filly series is about a young highschool girl who adores horses and seems to have a special touch with them. The family business has been raising horses, but now her father has cancer and is ill all the time. Trish is taking on alot of the responsibility, much to her mom's dismay. Throughout the series, Trish competes in higher and higher levels of races as her dad gets worse and worse. Trish has to continually battle with trusting God in the midst of trials and has to constantly work on obeying and respecting her mom who is terrified of Trish's racing. | Reviewer: | J:-)mi | Recommendation Scale: | 5 |
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