Storm Chaser Author:Chris Platt For thirteen-year old Jessie, living with her family on the remote Wild Hawk Ranch in Nevada is often lonely. But she loves the horses her father and brother break in each summer to sell to local ranchers and rodeo competitors. This year, she is determined to help train the horses, especially when she lays eyes on the wild paint filly she name... more »s Storm Chaser. When Jessie's father tells her she is still too young to help with the horses, she deliberately disobeys him by working with the filly behind his back.
A fire destroys the barn and Jessie's family reluctantly turns their home into a vacation dude ranch to earn much-needed money. Jessie enjoys havng the vacationers around, but she becomes wary of Ariel, a rude, pushy guest who always expects to get her way. When the girl announces she wants to buy Storm Chaser, Jessie's already fragile world begins to crack. How can she keep "her" beloved paint from being sold?« less