Illinois Authors

Globe Modern/Curriculum Press, Toronto : 1991, c1975.

Random House, New York : [2007]

Relates the feats of Barry, the Saint Bernard dog, whose name, to this day, bears the best dog honor at the Saint Bernard Monastery of Switzerland.

Garrard Pub. Co. Champaign, Ill., [1974]

A dog spends his life at the London docks rescuing people from drowning.

Garrard Pub. Co., Champaign, Ill. : ©1976.

Through the help of a girl, Captain changes from being a great disappointment to his owner into an international champion jumping pony.

Follett, Chicago : ©1978.

Show biz occupations, breeders, services, trainers, and other dog related occupations are explained for the dog lover.

A sourcebook of poetry and prose which celebrates the many forms of women's spirituality.

Scribner's, New York : ©1989.

Boy-crazy thirteen-year-old Dagmar finally locates potential romance in her quiet Iowa community, only to find herself the special project of a guardian angel with very old-fashioned morals.

Scribner ; New York : ©1991.

Jealous of a pretty and popular new student, thirteen-year-old Dagmar decides to get even with humorous results.

Aladdin Books ; New York : 1992.

Dagmar makes a deal with Edgar, the only warlock in New Berlin, Iowa: she will convince Aunt Gretchen to go out with him if he will use his powers to make James Mann fall in love with her.

Scribner, New York : ©1986.

Having failed once in the past to show responsibility as a pet owner, thirteen-year-old David is determined to save a dangerous Doberman pinscher by deprogramming him from his attack training.

Aladdin Books ; New York : 1989, ©1981.

While in the United States with one of his grandfather's Paso Fino stallions, a Puerto Rican teenager discovers his true feelings about horses.

Follett Pub. Co., Chicago : ©1979.

A courageous dog in 14th-century France proves his loyalty to his master in an unusal and heart-rending way.

Howell Book House, New York : ©1994.

Provides an overview of the dog show world, offers advice on selecting a dog, joining a club, understanding the point system, entering and preparing for a show, and evaluating a dog.

Follett Chicago, [1972]

Six true stories about dogs the author has known and loved.

Modern Curriculum Press, Cleveland : 1984, ©1975.

Modern Curriculum Press, Cleveland : 1984, ©1975.

Scribner, New York : ©1990.

Working at the Renaissance Fair, Jennifer finds her first love and an escape from family problems at home.

Garrard, Champaign, Ill. : ©1973.

The pharaoh's son tries hard to prove the pup whose life he saved is the best of the royal dogs, not knowing that to succeed means losing the dog forever.

Avon, New York : 1978, ©1976.

Annie's pony is killed by a neighbor the night before her first horse show and as she seeks revenge, Annie almost destroys her friendship with Carey.

Scribner, New York : ©1987.

Ariel, a high school senior in Wisconsin, dreams of running away from her domineering father who selfishly controls her life and those of her mother and sister.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego : ©1991.

Life has become terribly complicated for Denny since her daddy brought home his new roping partner ... Denny is also trying to ease her family's financial straits by training a star roping horse for a wealthy buyer. The sale depends on the tricky flying lead change, which is as hard to master as the sudden flying changes in Denny's own life--Page 4 of cover.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego : ©1991.

Seventeen-year-old Denny and her family face hard times when her father is injured on the rodeo circuit.

Avon, New York : 1977.

Follett Pub. Co., Chicago : ©1981.

After seeing the ghost of a paymaster murdered during the Civil War, two fourth grade friends in Iowa make a startling discovery.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego : ©1989.

Relates the amusing holiday misadventures of Zelda Hammersmith, whose good intentions only lead to trouble.

Puffin, 1989.

Avon, New York : 1989, ©1987.

Five episodes in the zany life of fourth-grader Zelda Hammersmith, in which she deals with a bad report card, a boy who doesn't want to be her boyfriend, the loss of her best friend, and other tribulations.

Follett Pub. Co., Chicago : [1975]

A guide to entering the dog show world with advice such as how to choose a show-quality dog, what equipment to buy, how a dog show works, and how to condition your dog.

Scribner, New York : ©1987.

Sixteen-year-old Casey feels ambivalent about accompanying her mom to dog shows every weekend--she loves the competition but wants to break away from her possessive mother.

Avalon Books, New York : ©1996.

Scribner, New York : 1983.

Eleven-year-old Megan, daughter of a Yorkshire horse trainer, finding she has a special bond with the beautiful problem mare Berry, determines to help her overcome her fear of wooden bridges.

C. Scribner's Sons, New York : ©1986.

Addie, a foster child who feels unloved, seeks comfort in the company of a beautiful pony and begins an enriching relationship with his owner, a proud woman who has alienated and lost her own daughter.

Scribner, New York : ©1988.

Sixteen-year-old Tabby wonders what connection lies between her boss, a blind dog breeder, and the sinister death threats to his twin brother who has arrived to judge an important national show.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego : [1992], ©1990.

Convinced that the owner of a neighboring farm has killed his sharp-tongued wife, sixteen-year-old Bodie searches for her body, until his detective work reaches a chaotic and humorous climax.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego : ©1990.

Convinced that the owner of a neighboring farm has killed his sharp-tongued wife, sixteen-year-old Bodie searches for her body, until his detective work reaches a chaotic and humorous climax.

Modern Curriculum Press, Cleveland : 1984, ©1975.

Scholalstic Chicago, Ill. ©1973.

Garrard Pub. Co., Champaign, Ill. : ©1977.

The adventures of Owney, the traveling dog, include a trip around the world in 132 days.

Avon, New York : 1988, ©1987.

Seventeen-year-old Gusty finds herself in increasing danger as she tries to prove her suspicions about dishonest breeding practices at the horse farm where she works.

Ace Books, [Place of publication not identified] : 1980.

Bullseye Books : New York : 1992.

Several days following her mother's death Audrey is attracted to a rare blue merle collie and drawn into the mystery of his background.

Dell, New York : 1977 printing, ©1972.

Scribner, New York : ©1985.

Relates how the author chose and trained her beloved Paso Fino horse, discovering that pleasure riding is more enjoyable for her than formal showing and competing with other horses.

Garrard Pub. Co. Champaign, Ill., [1972]

Three people tell three true versions of how Bravery Creek got its name.

Collier Books ; New York : 1987, ©1985.

A growing attachment between fifteen-year-old Mary McNeal and her homeroom teacher tests her character and proves her maturity.

Follett Pub. Co., Chicago : ©1981.

A lonely young girl must defy her father in order to save the Indian mound she has discovered on her family's farm and the odd friendship she has formed with the ghost of an Indian girl.

Tempo Books, New York : 1983, ©1981.

A fatherless teenage girl's special friendship with a local horse trader and con artist begins to change after she buys one of his horses.

Collier Books ; New York : 1988, ©1980.

Roxanne's decision to leave her parents' farm for a life in the city triggers other major changes in her family.

Follett Pub. Co., Chicago, Ill. : ©1981.

While on a camping trip with their families, Curtis and Pat discover a ghost town in a heavily wooded ravine.

Random House, New York : ©1992.

While exploring her family's new farm on her pony, Sarah stumbles upon a skeleton and a supernatural mystery involving the ponies who lived there forty years ago.

Garrard, Champaign, Ill. : ©1983.

When her pony disappears from the pet parade, Sarah follows the clues and tries to unravel the mystery.

Garrard, Champaign, Ill. : ©1979.

A girl's and her brother's efforts at tracing the owner of a lost beagle leads them to involvement with dog thieves.

Random House, New York : ©1993.

Searching the amusement park for a pony only Susan has seen, Susan and Kent track it to the Tunnel of Terror. As they realize the pony is trapped inside, the train begins its test run.

Garrard, Champaign, Ill. : ©1979.

During the renovation of an old one-room schoolhouse, a lonely little boy discovers a mysterious dog that helps him cope with his loneliness.

Garrard Pub. Co., Champaign, Ill. : ©1980.

Charlie and his dog encounter a strange old man--is he a ghost or not?--who cares for them in a mysterious way.

Aladdin Books ; New York : 1991.

Trapped in a dead Iowa community with no decent boys her age, twelve-year-old Dagmar invents a fantasy boyfriend, who gets her in terrible trouble when he argues with her and makes her talk back to him in front of family and friends.

Avon Books, New York : [1977], ©1967.

Penguin, 1990.

Scribner, New York : ©1985.

Chris hates the fact that his father buys horses to sell for meat, and when the new purchase is a beautiful mare with some unusual characteristics, Chris is determined to rescue the horse from death.

Random House, New York : 1994.

Feeling rejected by her own family after her younger sister's death, fourteen-year-old Cory adopts a blind show dog and devotes herself to bringing back some of his championship glory by training him for agility competition.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego : ©1990.

When his beloved German Shepherd vanishes, Sox sets out to find the thief and becomes involved with a ring of dangerous dog trainers who kidnap animals for their own illegal profit.

A young Scottish girl is convinced that her father has unusual powers over her beloved horse and will use him to avenge her mother's untimely death. She tries to find a way to avert tragedy and protect her family and her horse.

Avon, New York : 1978, ©1969.

A former movie stunt man and his bookish nephew, spending the summer together, seem to have little in common until a winged colt enters their lives.

Tempo Books, New York : 1984, ©1982.

A sixteen-year old girl runs away from her foster home in Missouri, planning to make a name for herself on the rodeo circuit.

Follett Chicago, [1973]

After months of wandering a huge, ugly, stray dog is finally befriended by an unhappy misfit of a boy to the benefit of both.

Scribner, New York : ©1989.

Enroute to a high school reunion, a fifty-year-old woman, now a successful novelist, reminisces about the personalities and relationships in her class and about her own feeling during her school days of never fitting in.

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York : ©1992.

Growing up in a small Missouri town and feeling unloved at home, thirteen-year-old Marty is determined to find a way to keep a special greyhound puppy from the kennel where she works.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego : ©1988.

Five more episodes in the zany life of Zelda Hammersmith, in which she crashes a stranger's funeral, sneaks on board an airplane, causes her substitute teacher to collapse, and gets in all kinds of trouble.