![]() Issues to discuss in a mother-daughter book club with girls aged 9 to 12 include friendships, making judgments about people, parents dating after divorce, and more. If you’re new to Sejer, start with an earlier. ![]() However, The Whisperer is definitely a slow burner. Mental health is a key topic in the headlines at the moment and few authors understand the topic as well as Karin Fossum. There’s a little bit of magic and a lot of everyday worries for tweens and young teens. The writing is excellent, the character is fascinating, and her unravelling is spellbinding when it is eventually revealed. The Pony Whisperer: The Word on the Yard by Janet Rising is a new series that plays to every horse lover’s dream: being able to communicate with horses. Can she find a way to help the horses without getting in trouble with her parents and being exposed as a fake? Plus, some people don’t seem to want her advice. But when word spreads and TV and news reporters start showing up to interview this new horse whisperer, Pia isn’t sure she’s ready for the spotlight. Her new power helps her make friends when she solves problems for the other horses in the stable. The Elephant Whisperer had been on my TBR list for quite awhile, and I was happy when my book club chose to read it. She quickly realizes that her new powers are tied to the small figure of a woman riding a horse she found in the grass when she fell. When she takes a tumble on her first ride on the new trails, she finds she can tell just what Drummer thinks of his situation. She’s worried about making new friends with the other kids who ride, and she hopes Drummer gets along with the new horses too. Pia is feeling down about having to adjust to a new home for herself and a new stable for her horse, Drummer, after her parents get divorced.
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