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At the Half-Moon Ranch, Jethro Junior is a star jumping horse, refined by Kirstie Scott over a long, scorching summer when the creeks run dry and forest fires threaten the valley. When a careless camper leaves a lighted match on Eagle’s Peak, a bush fire erupts. Kirstie must ride fast for help, but there is only one escape: Jethro must leap the biggest obstacle ever seen at the ranch, riding out the frontier of danger.
First publish date: August 1, 2000
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Jenny Oldfield
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