Heartland

Heartland is a 25-novel series written by Lauren Brooke. The series of childrens books started in 2001 with Coming Home and is continuing with the latest book: A Summer to Remember. The series is about a 15-year-old girl named Amy Fleming living in Virginia on a horse farm called Heartland, where they heal horses. The owners of Heartland attempt to help abused horses by using psychologically-based therapies instead of more traditional training methods. Throughout the series, the main character, Amy, finds healing along with the horses that she treats every day. Eventually, Amy is faced with tough decisions that put Heartland's future and fate in her hands. The target readership is 8 to 12.

About the author

Lauren Brooke is the author of two series of childrensd books targeted at pre-adolescent girls who are horse fanciers, the Heartland and Chestnut Hill series.

Lauren Brooke was born in England, but spent lots of her time in the United States, particularly in Virginia. She loved having a farm to live on when she was younger. Her favorite things were the horses. She tried to ride them whenever she could. She rode horses before she could walk and owned a naughty Welsh Mountain pony named Perky. She and her husband own a retired Grey called Tarka. Lauren always wanted to write, when she moved to Leicestershire, England she started writing. Brooke enjoys walking Tarka and reading about complementary treatments and herbal treatments.

Brooke applies what she reads to her books. Her husband is a psychologist/veterinarian, and Lauren chose to use his work on horses. She also likes to explore the complex emotions of humans, like grief, loss, and pain.

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