Claire Eckard

This book is a true story about an exciting event I was not previously aware of created to tax a horse and rider to their limits. It is held in the western United States. This is also a story about a young girl and her unique horse.

The Law family was a tight-knitted, family who loved animals and had several unusual "pets" and who consisted of a very loving father and mother, who created four children, with very different personalities. However, there were horses abiding there with personalities similar to a few of the individuals.

This author not only told the background story of the challenges and struggles they had made to get to the point of participating in this event, she told the background of the main horse character, but also, interviewed many key people who were a part of this grand venture. The book was never dragged out or boring. The insights of others added to the story content in places it could have become slow-moving. There were very minimal repetitions. The few repetitions were clearly intentional.

The characters were endearing and as real as those mentioned in print. The reader could almost feel he/she knew them.

The scenes were easily visualized as the author described them. The picture on the Book Cover and the additional photos added at the end of the book was phenomenal! The Title was perfect!

This was a very interesting, inspirational, and enlightening book!

This book was gifted me with n pressure to post a positive review. This is my honest review… (mehr)

I have had the pleasure of reading previous books written by the talented Claire Eckard. It was great to have the opportunity to get my hands on her newest release, Race Against Time: A Girl, a Pony & the Toughest 100 Mile Race in the World. I thought it was a wonderful book to read. It was full of adventure that made me captivated with Flash and Kyla’s tale. I adored their friendship and trust between the two. It was beautiful to see how human and pony were able to such a perfect team and good role models. The plot is full of inspiration that would be a wonderful influence on the younger readers. I was honored to take this journey along each page. I had no problem reading the whole book in one sitting. It was time well spent on a cool and rainy day.
I am giving Race Against Time: A Girl, a Pony & the Toughest 100 Mile Race in the World five stars. Readers, fans and lovers of horses and equestrian sports, between the ages of nine and fourteen years old, will definitely not want to miss out on reading this one. Once again, I will be looking for more by Claire Eckard in the future.
I received a paperback copy of Race Against Time: A Girl, a Pony & the Toughest 100 Mile Race in the World from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.… (mehr)

One of the main reasons I decided to take part in this book tour was because when I was younger I loved reading these kinds of books! So this was a great trip down memory lane! It's a heartwarming story about a young girl Grace and her horse Gallant! When there is an accident Grace & gallant are seperated! But most of all it's about their bond, the love & devotion that they have for each other that makes this such a great story!
The author did a great job writing this book! The vivid writing helps you not only feel what Grace does but also understand why it's like that for her! I really liked the sketches scattered throughout the book! They just add to the whole experience! This would be a great book for the younger teen girls!
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MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

I love, love Bentley. This is the second Bentley book by Claire Eckard I’ve read, and this big giant of a dog stole my heart early into reading the first book. Tomorrow is Bently’s birthday and he wants all of his friends there, but cant find them. All of his friends want to surprise Bentley, but where in the world will they find something big enough?

Is your child having a birthday soon? What an adorable book that you can get for them about a big dog celebrating his Birthday with his friends. And this book is for either boys or girls because every child loves dogs. This birthday party book should be read at every child’s birthday, to brighten their day and to add some extra fun to their big day. And Anne York does a fabulous job with these wonderful Illustrations. I love how the colors are so brilliantly bright and colorful. The pictures on each page bring the story to life as you read it to your child or children. I very highly recommend this one.

I’m giving Bentley’s Best Birthday Ever! by Claire Eckard Five Stars. Your child’s library needs this. This book would also be an amazing book for any elementary classroom or library as well as any day care center.

A special thanks to the author/publisher for a copy of this book. I am not required to write a positive review, the opinions here are mine alone. I am disclosing this with my review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.… (mehr)