Pie in the Sky

"Abby Lovitt is put in charge of training the expensive and haughty horse Pie in the Sky when his owner refuses. While trying to get a hold on him, she must deal with the new challenges, both good and bad, that come with being a freshman in high school in 1970's Northern California"--

Main Author: Smiley, Jane.
Other Authors: Clayton, Elaine (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Horses of Oak Valley Ranch ; bk. 4
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Summary: "Abby Lovitt is put in charge of training the expensive and haughty horse Pie in the Sky when his owner refuses. While trying to get a hold on him, she must deal with the new challenges, both good and bad, that come with being a freshman in high school in 1970's Northern California"--
Item Description: "A Borzoi Book."
Physical Description: 257 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780375869686 (hardback)
0375869689 (hardback)
9780375969683 (library binding)
0375969683 (library binding)
9780375871313 (pbk.)
9780375985324 (e-book)
0375985328 (e-book)
Author Notes: Jane Smiley was born in Los Angeles, California on September 26, 1949. She received a B. A. from Vassar College in 1971 and an M.F.A. and a Ph.D from the University of Iowa. From 1981 to 1996, she taught undergraduate and graduate creative writing workshops at Iowa State University. Her books include The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Moo, Horse Heaven, Ordinary Love and Good Will, Some Luck, and Early Warning. In 1985, she won an O. Henry Award for her short story Lily, which was published in The Atlantic Monthly. A Thousand Acres received both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

(Bowker Author Biography)