A Horse Called Courage - Chapter 1 - Just think of it! We can spend the summer working with horses and get paid for it, too!

Sep 28, 2026

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A Horse Called Courage - Chapter 1 opens with Sommer Oldham’s excited plan to work as a teenage counselor at a summer horse camp, where she and her friends can earn money and spend the summer around horses. Vanessa and Tami react differently—Vanessa questions the certainty of being hired, while Tami agrees but is anxious about being far from home and especially afraid of horses. The chapter also frames Tami’s background in a close-knit neighborhood and her urgent need to earn money before college begins.

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Reading Time2 h 16 min

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PAGETURNERS

ADVENTURE

MYSTERY

Chapter 1

SCHRAFF BUTLER LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER30241012245563F SCHA horse called Courage # PAGETURNERS ADVENTURE # A HORSE CALLEDCOURAGE Anne Schraff BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOLMEDIA CENTER 310 NORTH HINE AVENUEWAUKESHA,WI 53188 ## SUSPENSE Boneyard ADVENTURE ## MYSTERY The Hunter The Cold,Cold ShoulderThe Girl Who Had EverythingHamlet's TrapRoses Red as Blood A Horse Called CouragePlanet Doom The Terrible Orchid SkyUp Rattler MountainWho Has Seen the Beast? Once Upon a CrimeWhatever Happened to Megan Marie? When Sleeping Dogs AwakenWhere's Dudley? Development and Production:Laurel Associates,Inc. SADDLEBACK EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHINGThree Watson Irvine,CA 92618-2767Website:www.sdlback.com system,without the written permission of the publisher. ISBN-13:978-1-56254-187-3 ISBN-10:1-56254-187-0 eBook:978-1-60291-226-7 Printed in the United States of、America1514131211100912345 The Case of the Bad SeedThe Case of the Cursed ChaletThe Case of the Dead DuckThe Case of the Wanted ManThe Case of the Watery Grave Murray's NightmareUnder Siege ## PAGETURNERS DETECTIVE SCIENCE FICTION Bugged! Escape from EarthFlashback SPY A Deadly GameAn Eye for an EyeI Spy,e-SpyScavenger HuntTuesday Raven Copyright 2009,2004 by SaddlebackEducational Publishing.All rightsreserved.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted inany form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,or by any information storage and retrieval CONTENTS Chapter 1………… …………………………11 Chapter 2…………… ……………18 Chapter 3. ……………………25 Chapter 4……… ……………………33 Chapter 5…… ………………41 Chapter 6… ……………………48 Chapter 7… …………58 Chapter 8…… ……………62 Chapter 9…… ………………………68 Chapter 10…………… # Chapter 1 "Just think of it!We can spend thesummer working with horses and getpaid for it,too!"Sommer Oldham criedexcitedly. Vanessa Downey grabbed Sommer'shand and said,"You sure they'll hireus?Are you totally sure?" "Yes,"Sommer smiled.“My uncleowns the summer camp.He said heneeds several teenage counselors towork with the little kids." Standing nearby,Tami Nguyensmiled,too.Sommer and Vanessa werenot her best friends,but they were bestfriends with each other.Tami hadn'thad a best friend in high school.Shewas so shy she didn't have any closefriends.Sometimes Tami tagged along A HoRSE CALLED CouRAGE after Vanessa and Sommer,but theyalways talked to each other and prettymuch ignored her. "How about you,Tami?You'recoming to work at Camp Colorado,too,aren't you?"Vanessa asked."Ipromised my uncle I could get twoother girls beside myself.” "Oh,yes,"Tami said in surprise atbeing asked.She needed the moneyvery badly.But she didn't share theexcitement and happiness of the othertwo girls.Tami feared being so far fromhome for the first time.Worse yet,shewas terrified of horses! The part of town where Tami livedwas nicknamed"Little Vietnam."Alongwith her parents,grandfather,and herthree brothers and sisters,she felt verysafe and comfortable there.But nextSeptember Tami would be startingcollege,and she needed to earn somemoney this summer.The Nguyenfamily had been struggling ever since

FAQs

Why does Sommer want to work at Camp Colorado?

Sommer believes she can earn money while spending the summer working with horses at her uncle’s camp.

What concern does Vanessa raise about the job?

Vanessa asks whether they are really going to be hired and wants reassurance.

Why is Tami hesitant despite needing the money?

Tami is afraid of horses and also worried about being far from home for the first time.

Sep 28, 2026

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