Ride: Kit Meets Covington

When American teen Kit Bridges moves to England to attend an elite equestrian boarding school, neither she nor her new home will ever be quite the same.

Trying to move on from her mother’s death and afraid of riding after a bad fall, plucky fourteen-year-old Kit Bridges doesn’t quite know what to expect when her father takes a position at The Covington Academy. a prestigious boarding school in England. Things are looking up when Kit meets her cool, possibly secretly royal new roommate, Anya, and the boys of Covington, like Will, with their charming accents. But she hadn’t anticipated such a strict headmistress as Lady Covington. Or the expectation that every student be a rider. Or the wild horse that she seems to have a strange and special bond with. While navigating new friendships, romances, and an alarmingly austere new environment, Kit needs to figure out whether she’s ready to get back in the saddle. And at the end of the day, it’s hard to tell who will be more changed by her arrival — The Covington Academy or Kit herself....tween readers may enjoy this typical boarding-school fare with its emphasis on the equestrian arts and its British flair. Purchase where horse stories and the Nickelodeon TV series are ­popular.
—School Library Journal

Though based on the Nickelodeon series Ride, knowledge of the show is not required...the story and writing are geared toward younger readers, making this a good choice for young teens looking for an update to their classic horse tales.
—BooklistBobbi JG Weiss is a freelance writer who, along with her husband and writing partner, David Cody Weiss, has written everything from picture books and novels to online games, comic books, and graphic novels. She lives in California.