Thoroughbred #63: Starstruck

by Mary Newhall Anderson

Can a fan's love go too far? Christina is thrilled by Wonder's Star's recent wins on the track, but with Star's success comes some very strange -- and very creepy -- activity around the farm. First, someone breaks into the Whitebrook barn. Though physically unharmed, a jittery Star compels Christina to fly home abruptly from New York. Luckily, Christina's new friend Jessie is there to support her. For safety's sake, Christina is forced to move her...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060586737
• ISBN13: 9780060586737
• Release Date: January 2004
• 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

Great

This book was neat. I liked how the aythor kept u in suspense. It's also neat to see Christina go to Brad for help. I'm not bying Brad as a nice guy though. One thing I didn't like was how much it got Christina worked up. I liked the fact that the girl sent little notes and things to Christina. But since she loved Star alot I can understand why she would be alittle upset. A very good book with a mystery.

Great!

This is one of the best books in the series! Christina is happy with Wonder's Star's wins on the track. But along with fame comes danger. Someone has been following Star around lately. Star's 'Stalker' has been giving strange visits to him and gifts. Christina starts to worry about Star. She has to move him to different stables everywhere [the stalker follows him to the other stables as well.] Chris gets so scared she has to scratch Star from the Travers. But everything turns out O.K. in the end. One thing though, why is Star's girth attached to the saddle pad? And why does the saddle have no stirrups? And in the books they say Star is a chestnut. But on the cover he looks more like a bay?

my favorite new generation book

okay, so i'm going to preface this by saying that this is the best new generation book i've ever read. better than any jennifer chu book, better than any others. mary anderson really pulled this one off. and no, i'm not just saying it cause i got a dedication it was like...everything that we had been complaining about came together in this book and suddenly was better. there ISN'T anything to complain about here. so anyway, like i said, this was a great book. chris wasn't a brat, at all. she was a likeable character. we saw an explination of her actions, and what was remarkable, that chris realized she'd been a bit of a brat, and made a marked decision to be more respectful and thankful. there wasn't just some random change. also, there were the heartwarming family scenes, the return of kevin as an important character, and the development of the bond between chris and star. this books makes it easy to believe that once star stops racing, chris will move into vet school. really, this book addressed a lot of complaints we'd made about....well, everything. and turned them around. plus, it didn't seem like overkill. i'm actually excited to read more about this version of chris and star! a very different feeling from the one i got at the end of #62. the only real mistake was that catwink, who was claimed in #57, was magically back at whitebrook. but other than that...i give this book 4 stars for quality and one for effort, so all together, that's five stars. recent books indicate the series will continue on this track, and i hope the editors reconsider their decision to end the series.

Best of the new generation

Despite what the first reviewer said of "worst ever" this is by far the best new generation book. Christina is written as a child who is turning into an adult, a real 18 year old basically. The book kept me engaged for hours at a strech; this was the first new generation book since Star's birth that I wasn't finished with in a day. If you are or were a fan of the Thoroughbred series, this book reminds me of when Joanna Campbell was still writing the series. If you are even thinking about getting this book, DO IT! It's well worth the money!

This is the best book in awhile!

Wow this book is incredible. I really have to hand it to the author, she really pulled it off. It was better than even the Jennifer Chu books (even though she writes great ones as well). Christina is accepting mediocre rides, instead of the top-class ones she could be taking. A stalker begins to follow Star, and Christina moves him to Tall Oaks and then to Townsend Acres. Christina starts to fall apart on the track, losing her cool during races and drifting away from her responsibilities. Both Kevin and Melanie are having problems with Jazz and Lindsay. Kevin has decided to become a trainer, and he's going to go help his father. Melanie is swept off her feet in New York, with rides and races. Everything is going in a blur, and Christina is scared out of her mind. If the books keep going this way, they'll be as good as the Old Generation books! Believe me, this is what this series needs.