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  “I know,” Stevie said. “I really wanted shredded coconut, too.”

  “Then you should have said so,” the waitress declared. She walked away.

  “Really, Stevie!” Lisa scolded. “Why didn’t you say what you wanted? You might have learned a lot about listening, but now you need to learn to talk!”

  Carole laughed. “I never thought I’d hear anyone say that to Stevie Lake!”

  Stevie rolled her eyes at them and lifted a giant spoonful of ice cream to her lips. She swallowed the bite before speaking. “I’ll work on it,” she promised. “Tomorrow morning, I’m going to have a little chat with Chad.”

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  BONNIE BRYANT is the author of many books for young readers, including novelizations of movie hits such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, written under her married name, B. B. Hiller.

  Ms. Bryant began writing The Saddle Club in 1986. Although she had done some riding before that, she intensified her studies then and found herself learning right along with her characters Stevie, Carole, and Lisa. She claims that they are all much better riders than she is.

  Ms. Bryant was born and raised in New York City. She still lives there, in Greenwich Village, with her two sons.

  Don’t miss Bonnie Bryant’s next exciting Saddle Club Adventure …

  HOLIDAY HORSE

  The Saddle Club #72

  It’s New Year’s Eve, and The Saddle Club is baby-sitting so that Max and Deborah Regnery can have a night off. Lisa, Carole, and Stevie think it will be a peaceful evening, full of Monopoly, New Year’s resolutions, and talking past midnight. They didn’t count on seven-month-old Maxi. She’s cute. She’s adorable. But she isn’t ready to go to bed. The three girls have to forget their plans and spend the evening trying to tire Maxi out. But when a late-night phone call sends them to the aid of a neighboring stable’s horses, they have a new problem: What should they do with Maxi? Looks like she’s about to get her first riding lesson from The Saddle Club!