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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls - Community Reviews back

by Anton DiSclafani
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Bonnie
Bonnie rated it 12 years ago
A copy of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls was provided to me by Riverhead/Penguin Group (USA) for review purposes.The authors childhood fondness for horseback riding sets the scene of this story about teenage angst, boarding school drama and a family scandal that changes a girl forever. Thea A...
jenryland
jenryland rated it 12 years ago
The Yonahlossee Riding Camp is a place where rich young girls are sent away from inappropriate boys, improper urges, and the Great Depression. Fifteen year-old Thea -- who is rich, spoiled, and sneaky -- is fleeing all three. As the book opens, Thea's been banished from her Florida home after an uns...
Merle
Merle rated it 56 years ago
This is one of those books that I quite enjoyed but did not love. I'd been looking forward to it and it delivered: the writing is skillful and evocative, the characters are interesting and there's a simmering tension throughout that kept me turning pages.The book begins with 15-year-old Thea Atwell'...
2manybooks2read
2manybooks2read rated it 56 years ago
"...I sometimes thought, isn't that always the way? A dull girl charmed by a book." i'm not sure i liked thea atwell, but at least she was honest. disclafani does a great job of depicting thea's inner struggles. the mystery lover in me kept reading to discover what horrible transgression sent thea a...
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