Ride On

Description

Victoria thought all she wanted in life was to ride, train, and study horses. But after all the pressure from competitions, and a falling out with her best friend Taylor, Victoria takes a step back from everything. She starts attending Edgewood Stables, a smaller riding facility, with the goal to renew her love for horses. But of course things could never be simple. At Edgewood Stables she is faced with the challenge of schooling a new horse named Quinn while dealing with the rocky personality of Norrie, the queen bee who is making everyone ignore Victoria. Things come to a head at the Waverly Stable's annual schooling show, where Victoria has to compete with Quinn and also face her ex-best friend!

Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist who lives in Vancouver, Canada. Her published works include Friends with Boys, The Adventures of Superhero Girl, The Last of Us: American Dreams (with Neil Druckmann), The Nameless City trilogy, Comics Will Break Your Heart, the New York Times-bestselling Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell), One Year At Ellsmere, and Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with Prudence Shen).

"Featuring funny dialogue and Hicks's signature art--including sharply rendered horses in motion--this attentively layered, low-stakes graphic novel is told with an insider's understanding of both stable culture and fandom." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review "Hicks gives her uncommon depth, thanks to multifaceted and distinctive characters, nuanced conversations about passion and privilege, and heartening emotional growth. A solid, well-wrought comic for fans of character-driven stories and, naturally, anyone obsessed with riding horses." --Booklist, starred review "A 'perfect ride' of a graphic -novel that shows that there really is something special about horse friends."--School Library Journal, starred review "With snappy dialogue and spot-on pacing, the pages fly by, making this breezy read appealing to horse lovers, sci-fi-fandom aficionados, and those who live for excellent graphic novels alike." --Horn Book "Hold on to your horses, because this book will be flying off the shelves!"-- Jennifer L. Holm, NY Times-bestselling author and co-creator of Sunny Side Up "A charming, satisfying and relatable read. I loved spending time with every one of the characters." -- Hope Larson, author of All Summer Long "Ride On is a heartfelt coming-of-age story that will be treasured by any horse lover. Faith Erin Hicks has made a beautiful graphic novel about facing your fears, making friends, and following your heart." --Kristen Gudsnuk, author of Making Friends.