The Thunderbolt Pony

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A dramatic and emotional story about one girls determination to stand by her beloved animals and her refusal to give up, even in the face of impossible odds.
When a devastating earthquake hits Evies hometown of Parnassus on New Zealands South Island, she and the rest of the town are forced to evacuate. Evies injured mum is one of the first to be rescued by helicopter and Evie will be next. But when realises that she will be forced to leave her beloved pony, Gus, her dog, Jock, and her cat Moxy behind, she is determined to find another way. Before the rescue helicopter returns, Evie flees with Gus, Jock and Moxy in a race against time across difficult terrain to reach the port of Kaikoura, where she has heard that people will be evacuated by ship in three days time. Surely there will be space for her, Gus, Jock and Moxy there

But the journey is harder than Evie could ever have imagined, and with aftershocks constantly shaking, Evie will have to draw on all her bravery, strength, and resilience to bring her and her animals to safety . . . and hope that they reach the boat in time.

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Author Bio

Stacy Gregg began writing fictional novels about horses for children with Mystic and the Midnight Ride (2007), the first in her Pony Club Secrets series. Stacy has since written a number of books in the successful Pony Club Secrets and Pony Club Rivals series. She is a three-time winner of the Children's Choice Junior Fiction category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for her novels: The Princess and the Foal (2014), The Island of Lost Horses (2015) and The Girl Who Rode the Wind (2016).