Dreaming Hooves: Soñando Con Pezuñas

By Ana Paola Alba Amador

Dreaming Hooves is a short story about a young boy named Tony Watson and a horse he decides to call Infinity. What starts as a noble gesture by Tony to help the injured horse evolves into a lifelong friendship. But this friendship is not without trials and tribulation. The plot twists and turns as Tony tries to keep Infinity safe from greedy businessmen and the betrayal of a confidant. Will Tony reunite with his friend? Will justice be served? Is there a happy ending in store for Tony and Infinity? In her third book, the precocious young author Ana Paola Alba visits the themes of perseverance, determination, and friendship. Through Tony and Infinitys inspirational story, she reminds all of us to never give up (Mr. Mark Christopher Dunn, JFK elementary school principal).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Palibrio
• Release date: Jan 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781506518077

Ana Paola Alba Amador

Ana Paola, eleven years old, is one of the youngest writers in México. After two books published in Spanish—El Misterio del Crufix and El Origen del Crufix—she decided to write her first story in English, Dreaming Hooves. After finishing it, she continued with the Spanish version, Soñando con Pezuñas. She also did the drawings of the cover and the inside figures. The final result is this wonderful bilingual book. Ana Paola is actually in the fifth grade of elementary school in JFK The American School of Querétaro.

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Copyright © 2017 por Ana Paola Alba Amador.

Número de Control de la Biblioteca del Congreso de EE. UU.:   2016920550

ISBN:   Tapa Dura                 978-1-5065-1806-0

             Tapa Blanda              978-1-5065-1808-4

             Libro Electrónico     978-1-5065-1807-7

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Esta es una obra de ficción. Cualquier parecido con la realidad es mera coincidencia. Todos los personajes, nombres, hechos, organizaciones y diálogos en esta novela son o bien producto de la imaginación del autor o han sido utilizados en esta obra de manera ficticia.

Fecha de revisión: 20/01/2017

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CONTENTS

GRATITUDES

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1: MYSTERIOUS SOUNDS

CHAPTER 2: STILL THINKING ABOUT IT

CHAPTER 3: WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?

CHAPTER 4: DREAMING?

CHAPTER 5: A RANCH!

CHAPTER 6: BUSINESS AND MORE BUSINESS

CHAPTER 7: SWEET REVENGE

CHAPTER 8: BIG REUNION?

CHAPTER 9: NO, NOO, NOOOO!

CHAPTER 10: WHAT DID I JUST DO?!

CHAPTER 11: YOU´LL HAVE TO DECIDE…

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

GRATITUDES

I dedicate this book to:

My family, especially to my grandmothers: Tita and Abi .

My friends.

My teachers.

I would like to give thanks to the following for their collaboration and support:

My dear teachers from the John F. Kennedy School in Querétaro: Mr. Mark Dunn, Miss Monica Guerra, Miss Nicole Swenson, Miss Caroline LeBlanc.

Sergio Rivera Guerrero, PhD.

My Godfather Manuel Alba Maytor

My parents Araceli & Federico.

PROLOGUE

Francis of Assisi wrote his magnum opus, Blessings of the Animals, as a reminder that the earth is our private common home, a sister with whom we share experience and a beautiful mother who welcomes us into her arms. It reminds us that we ourselves are of the earth: it shapes us, its air gives us breath, and its water, clean and pure, restores us. To everyone’s surprise, the earth and its creatures survive countless abuse as their cries accompany the world’s abandoned souls.

Dreaming Hooves is a magical book that advocates for an increasing openness and sensitivity to the environment and the care of its creatures. Dreaming Hooves gives us a message of solidarity through Infinity and Time, the majestic horses in custody of Tony. They work together against the greedy men.

As in other books, Ana Paola continues to surprise us with her creative narrative and her sensitive response to the challenges faced in the solid construction of a common home. The text is a beacon of human hope and of the human capacity to intervene positively in favor of the environment. Through her prose, Ana Paola transforms her reader into the story’s protagonist, letting us choose his own