A dramatic and emotional story about one girls determination to stand by her beloved animals and her refusal to give up, even in the face of impossible odds. When a devastating earthquake hits Evies hometown of Parnassus on New Zealands South Island, she and the rest of the town are forced to evacuate. Evies injured mum is one of the first to be rescued by helicopter and Evie will be next. But when realises that she will be forced to leave her beloved pony, Gus, her dog, Jock, and her cat Moxy behind, she is determined to find another way. Before the rescue helicopter returns, Evie flees with Gus, Jock and Moxy in a race against time across difficult terrain to reach the port of Kaikoura, where she has heard that people will be evacuated by ship in three days time. Surely there will be space for her, Gus, Jock and Moxy there?

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9 years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers .

The author of seventeen books, Stacy Gregg has reinvigorated the pony genre with her two popular series Pony Club Secrets and Pony Club Rivals.