Thoroughbred #47: Cindy's Desert Adventure

by Mary Newhall Anderson

Book Overview

Has Cindy given up hope? While recovering from surgery, Cindy McLean goes back and reads what she wrote in her diary so many years ago. Cindy is sure her racing career is over now, but years ago, it was just beginning.... Find out what happened in Cindy's own words as she travels to Arabian shores -- the ancient birthplace of the horse -- to work for Sheik al Rihani. There she learns that women are treated differently, especially women who want to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061066710
• ISBN13: 9780061066719
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

finally the questions are answered....

this book was perfect i think. it filled in all the blanks about why cindy left, where champion went, etc. what it doesnt answer though, is where max went. one thing i was upset with in this is that once again, the author didnt follow the other books. in this it says that Jazzman, who sired Star, was once a Jumper??? no......he was mike's first prize racehorse. i think this book was needed to fill in blanks and did. but the author was smart cuz the book didnt compleate everything and left that for the cindys bold start. hopefully that book will answer all the remaining questions and bring the series up to date.

Finally she's back!!!!!!!!!!

I am so glad cindy is back. She has allways been my favorite character. I wonder why they just didn't add the book when it happend? I can't wait for the next one to come out.

Finally some answers!

Cindy's Desert Adventure takes you back, through Cindy's old diary, to the year after Champion won at Dubai. Cindy's eagerly progressing in the racing world, and is happy with her life working at Whitebrook. But Cindy's world gets thrown upside down after a freak accident, and Champion is sent away to live with Sheik al-Rihani in Dubai. Cindy, not able to bear losing the stallion, leaves her home and goes with him as a full-time groom. But life in the UAE is very different than she expected . . . I really enjoyed this book, especially since it answered all the questions we had when Thoroughbred skipped a generation. I can't wait to find out what happens in Cindy's Bold Start, another Lost Diary Special, which takes place in New York. The book was fun to read; the story wasn't written in a diary format, but contained entries from Cindy's diary throughout the chapter. 5 Stars- A must-read for a Thoroughbred fan.

Explains everything!!!

one word. WOW. This book explained everything! what happened to Champion, what happened to Cindy, the missing baby ect.. i LOVED how this book was put together and the whole Cindy dealing with the way they treat women in the UAE, that was cool! this is one of my fave TB books, because its not a "normal" book it has interesting subjects and a great story line! as for the whole Cindy & Ben thing, i TOTALLY think something should happen with them! And something with Champion, like Ashliegh and Mike have to deal with seeing him again! I cant wait till the next book! Mary- YOU ROCK! awesome book!

The series gets better and better

This is a really good book, I have always loved Cindy and it was nice to read about her again. I thought that it would be hard to go back in time with the diary thing and to go back to an older character after Christina and Melanie for so long, but Mary wrote the novel EXTREMELY well. I got so caught up it in I couldn't put it down. It was great knowing what happend to Ashleigh so many years ago, and why they sold Wonder's Champion. I think it would be great for Cindy and Ben to get back together, maybe they will...I can't wait until Cindy's Bold Start! I highly recommend this series to ANYONE who likes horses. Its the greatest series of all time. I hope it never ends.