Raven Publishing, Inc. 
Miranda and Starlight revised edition won a Notable book award from Writers Notes Magazine for the young adult category.
Reviews:
"Miranda and Starlight is the first in a series of six books featuring Miranda and Starlight. In this exciting adventure, for young readers, Janet Murihead Hill has captured something of the young reader's insecurity, fear, and pride. Miranda and Chris find it difficult to communicate openly with their parents.
Miranda desperately wants a horse. Chris needs to learn to ride his. Intricate plot twists bring them together in a complicated web of lies, and deceit. Through the events that unfold Miranda and Chris learn lessons in the importance of honesty, responsibility, courage, and trust.
Hill's writing is powerful and inspiring. Illustrations by Pat Lehmkuhl bring another important dimension to the story. Her pen and ink drawings are strong as they create and identify the settings and the characters in the story. She also has the amazing ability to depict the emotions the characters are feeling through facial expressions and body language.
This is a story for the young reader as well as an excellent read aloud story for delightful, cherished family nights at home."
--Richard R. Blake (3/07)
"MIRANDA AND STARLIGHT SERIES OF SIX BOOKS BY JANET MUIRHEAD HILL, ILLUSTRATED BY PAT LEHMKUHL is an absolutely delightful new horse book series. Written for upper elementary and young teens, the books will fascinate adults as well. I couldn't put them down! Ten year old Miranda, the orphaned product of a broken home, vanished father and wild mother, lives with her grandparents on their farm. She loves horses and dreams of owning one, but believes it could never be possible. The first book introduces the beautiful horse of her dreams and how she becomes attached to it through lying and mischief, for which she gets into trouble. Being the new girl in her classroom, she is shunned by the "in crowd" and develops a troubled friendship with the lonely Laurie, a mulatto who feels like a misfit, and Chris, the "fat boy" in the class. Their escapades and trials capture your mind and heart. Every young person will adore this series!"
--Bonnie Neely (1/07)
"Before I read Miranda and Starlight, I hated reading. Your books have changed my life. Last night I read Starlight's Shooting Star for three hours and it felt like five minutes. You have a gift, and never stop writing books."
--Katherine Wade, age 11
"This is more than a mere horse story. It is a journey of courage and consequences for younger juvenile readers. My own children will read this story."
--Writer's Notes Magazine (4/05)
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 Click on image to view Table of Contents. Miranda and Starlight Cross Curriculum Unit for use when home schooling or in the classroom.
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