Phantom Horse (14 page)

“True,” Lisa said. “But as my father would say, the important thing is to learn from your mistakes. The detective decided she would think twice before she made the same mistake again. Maybe that’s some advice The Saddle Club should take, too.”

And as the other two girls headed off in different directions to saddle their horses, they couldn’t help agreeing with that.

B
ONNIE
B
RYANT
is the author of many books for young readers, including novelizations of movie hits such as
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
and
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
, written under her married name, B. B. Hiller.

Ms. Bryant began writing The Saddle Club in 1986. Although she had done some riding before that, she intensified her studies then and found herself learning right along with her characters Stevie, Carole, and Lisa. She claims that they are all much better riders than she is.

Ms. Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She still lives there, in Greenwich Village, with her two sons.

Don’t miss Bonnie Bryant’s next exciting Saddle Club adventure …

HOBBYHORSE

The Saddle Club #60

Lisa’s horrid, bratty cousin Amelia is staying with the Atwoods. The nine-year-old nightmare child is charming around adults, but to other kids she’s a menace! First Amelia spooks old Patch into causing a stampede of horses that almost gets Pine Hollow’s owner trampled. Then she breaks an expensive hobbyhorse the Atwoods own and tells Mrs. Atwood that Lisa did it. The Saddle Club plans to teach Amelia a lesson she’ll never forget!