We have a new young client, and I ran into her and her father walking down one of our lanes to see their new horse the other day. These are exciting days when people begin their journey with
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Readers: If enough of you request it, Renaissance Learning can write an Accelerated Reader test for Winning Bet that any "AR" school can use, and anybody -- not just librarians -- can request! (Accelerated Reader is the #1 reading practice software used by schools across the nation.) Just go to http://www.renlearn.com/ar/customercare/titlesuggestions.asp to make the request. Information you’ll need:
Title: Winning Bet
ISBN: 0-615-32165-8
Publisher: Ingram
Interest Level: Middle Grades Plus
Year Published: 2009
Winning Bet is also available on the Kindle. Happy Reading!
NEWS FLASH! Winning Bet is now at the public library! (Librarians - You can buy direct from Ingram Book Group!)
Winning Bet goes to United Kingdom!
Coloradoan: Winning Bet 'delightful', 'highly recommended'
Amazon: 'What a great story!'
FORT COLLINS, Colorado -- What do you get when you combine two gregarious geldings and a cute, rare draft pony? An awesome time at Jax Ranch and Home Authors Day! In spite of snow showers and frigid gray skies, 50 authors and mobs of enthusiastic shoppers turned out Saturday for the festivities, helping support the public library through book sales.
We were there with Winning Bet, my novel about a girl who must save her horse from the slaughterhouse, and we shared a table with Jenifer Morrisey, author of A Humbling Experience, her inside story about raising and living with rare Fell Ponies.
Once again, it amazed me that the horses connected instantly with the humans, and brought smiles to so many faces. Dell and Billy, both Morgans, loved the stream of treats that went their way, and Lily the Fell Pony performed tricks and gently accepted baby carrots from even the littlest of admirers! Thank you, Jax! (Click on the photos to enlarge them for a better view.)
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NEWS FLASH! Winning Bet's real-life horse characters visiting for Jax Authors Day! 10% of the proceeds go to the public library - come visit us!
NEWS FLASH! Winning Bet now available in the United Kingdom! Click here to visit Amazon's new UK site.
Coloradoan: Winning Bet 'delightful', 'highly recommended'
Amazon: 'What a great story!'
Teachers/students: Click here to take the free Winning Bet quiz and earn a certificate!
Readers: I don't usually post e-mails, but I have the "OK" on this one, and well, I'm blushing! Debbie Dehn is a prominent horse 4-H leader who has improved many youngsters' horseback riding experience and touched many lives in her teaching career. Thank you, Debbie!
Dear Karin,
Just wanted you to know how much I thoroughly enjoyed your book. What a great story. It brought back many fond memories of my children's 4-H days. I have recommended it to my current 4-Hers and am purchasing copies for my daughter and sisters, all of whom are teachers, for their schools.
I saw on your website that there may be a chance for Accelerated Reader tests. I'm going to talk to one of my sisters who is a school librarian (media specialist) in NJ. She uses that program.
-- Debbie Dehn, 4-H leader, former teacher
Readers: You can help put Winning Bet on the Accelerated Reader list. If enough of you request it, Renaissance Learning will write an AR test for Winning Bet that any AR school can use, and anybody -- not just librarians -- can request! Just go to http://www.renlearn.com/ar/customercare/titlesuggestions.asp to make the request. Information you’ll need:
Title: Winning Bet
ISBN: 0-615-32165-8
Publisher: Ingram
Interest Level: Middle Grades Plus
Year Published: 2009
Happy Reading!
School book fair cashes in on Winning Bet
(Karin Livingston is a career 4-H horse leader. Winning Bet is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, IndieBound.org stores, on the Kindle/iPad (use the Kindle store), and to librarians and retailers through the Ingram Book Group.)
NEWS FLASH! Winning Bet now available in the United Kingdom! Click here to visit Amazon's new UK site.
NEWS FLASH! AMES, Iowa -- Jax Outdoor Gear has added Winning Bet to its shelves, just in time for Iowa county fair season! Thank you, Jax!
Teachers/students: Click here to take the free Winning Bet quiz and earn a certificate!
Dear Readers: I don't usually post e-mails, but I have the "OK" on this one, and well, I'm blushing! Debbie Dehn is a prominent horse 4-H leader who has improved many youngsters' horseback riding experience and touched many lives in her teaching career. Thank you, Debbie!
Dear Karin,
Just wanted you to know how much I thoroughly enjoyed your book. What a great story. It brought back many fond memories of my children's 4-H days. I have recommended it to my current 4-Hers and am purchasing copies for my daughter and sisters, all of whom are teachers, for their schools.
I saw on your website that there may be a chance for Accelerated Reader tests. I'm going to talk to one of my sisters who is a school librarian (media specialist) in NJ. She uses that program.
-- Debbie Dehn, 4-H leader, former teacher
Readers: You can help put Winning Bet on the Accelerated Reader list. If enough of you request it, Renaissance Learning will write an AR test for Winning Bet that any AR school can use, and anybody -- not just librarians -- can request! Just go to http://www.renlearn.com/ar/customercare/titlesuggestions.asp to make the request. Information you’ll need:
Title: Winning Bet
ISBN: 0-615-32165-8
Publisher: Ingram
Interest Level: Middle Grades Plus
Year Published: 2009
Happy Reading!
Reviews: Winning Bet 'delightful', 'highly recommended'
School book fair cashes in on Winning Bet
(Karin Livingston is a career 4-H horse leader. Winning Bet is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, IndieBound.org stores, on the Kindle/iPad (use the Kindle store), and to librarians and retailers through the Ingram Book Group.)
NEWS FLASH! AMES, Iowa -- Jax Outdoor Gear has added Winning Bet to its shelves, just in time for Iowa county fair season! Thank you, Jax!
Teachers/students: Click here to take the free Winning Bet quiz and earn a certificate!
May 27, 2010
Dear Readers: I don't usually post e-mails, but I have the "OK" on this one, and well, I'm blushing! Debbie Dehn is a prominent horse 4-H leader who has improved many youngsters' horseback riding experience and touched many lives in her teaching career. Thank you, Debbie!
Dear Karin,
Just wanted you to know how much I thoroughly enjoyed your book. What a great story. It brought back many fond memories of my children's 4-H days. I have recommended it to my current 4-Hers and am purchasing copies for my daughter and sisters, all of whom are teachers, for their schools.
I saw on your website that there may be a chance for Accelerated Reader tests. I'm going to talk to one of my sisters who is a school librarian (media specialist) in NJ. She uses that program.
-- Debbie Dehn, 4-H leader, former teacher
Readers: You can help put Winning Bet on the Accelerated Reader list. If enough of you request it, Renaissance Learning will write an AR test for Winning Bet that any AR school can use, and anybody -- not just librarians -- can request! Just go to http://www.renlearn.com/ar/customercare/titlesuggestions.asp to make the request. Information you’ll need:
Title: Winning Bet
ISBN: 0-615-32165-8
Publisher: Ingram
Interest Level: Middle Grades Plus
Year Published: 2009
Happy Reading!
Reviews: Winning Bet 'delightful', 'highly recommended'
School book fair cashes in on Winning Bet
(Karin Livingston is a career 4-H horse leader. Winning Bet is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, IndieBound.org stores, on the Kindle/iPad (use the Kindle store), and to librarians and retailers through the Ingram Book Group.)
Winning Bet, my young-adult horse novel, did well at the Saint Joseph Catholic School Book Fair last week, helping the school beat its goal of $6,500 in sales to benefit the school library. I helped the school write their own Accelerated Reader (AR) test for Winning Bet, which the students appreciated because they could get their horse fix, and earn AR points!
By the way, if your school does not have Accelerated Reader, reading test-practice software for practically every book ever written, you should get it. I helped kick-start our school’s literacy program, and Accelerated Reader made a huge difference in our student’s reading growth.
Just so you know, there is a way for everybody to get a Winning Bet AR test. Librarians, teachers, parents, students: If enough of you request it, Renaissance Learning will write an AR test for Winning Bet that everybody can use. Just go to http://www.renlearn.com/ar/customercare/titlesuggestions.asp to make the request. Information you’ll need:
Title: Winning Bet
ISBN: 0-615-32165-8
Publisher: Ingram
Interest Level: Middle Grades Plus
Year Published: 2009
Happy Reading!
Winning Bet 'delightful', 'highly recommended'
(Karin Livingston is a career 4-H horse leader. Winning Bet is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, IndieBound.org stores, and to librarians and retailers through the Ingram Book Group.)
FORT COLLINS, Colorado – Winning Bet, the young-adult horse novel by Karin Livingston chalked up a “delightful” review from The Coloradoan:
In Sunday’s book section, reviewer Nan Hansford called Winning Bet “a delightful young adult story for those who live in the world of horses and competitive events.”
“Livingston owns and runs a local boarding stable and is a career 4H leader specializing in horses. She has created a delightful story about a young girl who must show her horse ... and win a blue ribbon before the girl’s father follows through with his threat to send the horse to a slaughterhouse. It is highly recommended for young horse lovers.”
NEW! School book fair cashes in on 'Winning Bet'
Other reviews:
A must read for the young ladies involved in 4-H horse projects. As a former horse show "Mom" and grandmother of horse-oriented youth, I felt I was reliving a couple of chapters in my earlier life, not to mention occasionally being on the edge of my chair as the story unfolds. -- Amazon reader reviews
“I thought this book was so much fun and would recommend it to any horse loving girl looking for a story! It was a great adventure following these characters through their summer! Looking forward to more!”
– Amazon reader reviews
“Wonderful story! Very cool!” – Joanna Keiss, Librarian, Saint Joseph School
Winning Bet at the Old Firehouse
Jax joins Winning Bet team
Learn more about Karin Livingston
Karin's stable peers into the crystal ball of doom
Winning Bet (ISBN: 0-615-32165-8; paperback, 200 pgs.; retail $12.95) is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, IndieBound.org stores, and to librarians and retailers through the Ingram Book Group.)
