Thoroughbred #48: Cindy's Bold Start

by Mary Newhall Anderson

Book Overview

What will Cindy do now? When Cindy McLean goes to Belmont to clean out her apartment, she finds her old diary and is taken back to the days when she started racing in New York, after she fled Dubai... Find out what happened in Cindy's own words as she struggled to compete against the best male jockeys in the country. She was new to tough Belmont trainers and had trouble getting rides. But Cindy never stopped trying, and in time she was winning big...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061068225
• ISBN13: 9780061068225
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Awsome Book!

This book was really good. It was nice to know what happened to Cindy, over all those years. It was almost like she dissapeared after she raced Champion. It was good to find out about all her experiences at Belmont and when she came home. The ending on this book is really good and suprising, but I won't tell or it will ruin it.Now, that we know what happened to Cindy over those years what about everyone else? Did hay all just take a 10year break in life or did something happen. It would be nice to know about the foals Woder must have had, and how some of our favorites did in those years. What happened to some of our favorite characters, or interesting charaters like Mandy. Also what went on in Ireland? Hopefully there will be more books about these type of things soon.This book was well written and had a good ending. Before you read this read Cindy's desert adventure, it will give you a better idea of what is going on.

Awesome Book

You first two have NO taste. Cindy's one of the best charachters in the series and she always gets her hands dirty. Ben is NOT boring. And female riders [are not bad]. Ever heard of Julie Krone? And when I become a jockey, the boys won't stand a chance. And why would we want Samantha in Ireland? Don't we have enough books about eventing in this world? I totally agree with Kali. But I think that is we have to wait two whole months for every new book, the authors of the should at least try to get the facts. I would be on this computer all day if I had to name all the mistakes in the Thoroughbred books that I can remember.

Hmmmmmm.........

This was not a bad book, but there were a few things that bugged me........ First of all, since when is Jazzman a showjumper by breeding? He was Mike's champion race horse and the reason he and Ashleigh met! Also, it should have told what happened to the rest of the Whitebrook crew. What about Wonder? It's kinda hard to swallow that she didn't have any foals in the 10 years between Champion and Star. And that other one of hers, Legacy, whatever happened to him after Christina traded him (stupidly). I want to know the deal with Sammy tooo, she was my favorite. I think there should be a series written for those ten years, each from a different character's point of view. It should tell about Wonder's other foals and about Honor and the rest!

Good! (Not The BEST but... )

This book (along with #47) answers a lot of questions. I'm SOOOO happy to find out what happend to Champion (He is my favorite)!! Even though Cindy is my least favorite(Except for Brad and all "the others")the book was intresting and a little more realistic than some of the others. I'll be glad when the focus goes back to Christina and her pals though. Love the TB books, keep it up =)

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!

Ok first of all i have to congradulate Mary on once again writing an EXCELENT book! It's soooo good!!!! Ok im gonna say it now.. if u continue to read, it will spoil the book for you. So dont say i DIDNT warn u!!! I can't really say whats so "special" about it, but i like how Cindy trys to earn her way to the top, not get a free ride on Whitebrooks name, colors, or horses. and my absolute fave fave part.. at the end.. when Ben buys Tall Oaks, and Cindy becomes his "partner" in business....(yea yea, how long till they hook back up?) but the BEST BEST part.. Champion is comin back to Kentucky!!! YAY!! hes my fave!!!