Jan Young - Author

The Orange Slipknot By Jan Young Illustrated by Pat Lehmkuhl 178 pages, paperback Readers 9 and up ISBN: 978-0-9772525-5-8 Retail price $12.00 Now available! from Raven Publishing Or order direct from author Amazon.com FLYER The grouchy old cowboss on the ranch where Ben's dad works says Ben must pay for the horse that died. His hot-tempered dad clashes with the cowboss, and 12-year-old Ben is caught right in the middle. This book has already made its way to Canada, Australia and England! Finalist! ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award!

Jan Young is a writer, K-4 Remediation Tutor, and piano teacher. Her husband's cowboying experiences on California and Nevada ranches provide true-life details for her stories. Located in Winnemucca, Nevada, Jack and Jan help people with their horses through clinics, lessons, and training. Besides her degree in Behavioral Science from Fresno Pacific University, she earned a certificate from the Institute of Children's Literature, and has published fiction and nonfiction articles and stories for children and adults. MORE INFO...

Kids...Do you like to read? Do you like horses? Are you interested in cowboys? Would you like to visit a ranch? Then you will love my stories! Boys...Like fast-paced action? Ben wants to be a man, but he is "Bad News," whether he is riding horses, driving his ATV or his dad's pickup, or shooting a gun. Will he ever grow up? Will he ever quit getting in trouble? TEACHERS & HOMESCHOOLERS: Flyer/Schools. . . . . . . . . . "True Fiction" Teachers/Homeschoolers: AR Ready! Contact author or publisher CURRICULUM UNIT: The accompanying comprehensive Curriculum Unit is based on these important reading strategies: making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, determining importance, and synthesizing. SAMPLE PAGES DISCOUNT PRICE LIST HOMESCHOOLER REVIEW! Want to know how children's books are written and published? Read my BLOG Blog updated 3/1/08

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Fred, in the corral, with only the sorrel left to catch, looked around.
Gypsy silently raced toward the cougar, and at the same moment, the panic-struck sorrel bucked and squealed.
A hoof struck Fred on the side of the head. He crumpled and fell.
Ben heard a vicious snarling as Gypsy tangled with the big cat.
There was a pitiful howl from Gypsy, then silence. The cat streaked away.
Horrified, Ben ran toward the corral. “Fred! Fred!” There was no answer. Fred didn’t move.

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