Penguin Books Australia

A Horse Called Darling is an exciting new horse story for girls. Penny's horse, Manny, is her pride and joy - until he dies in a horrible riding accident that Penny feels is all her fault. Penny doesn't think she will ever recover, and her parents can't afford to buy her another horse. But then her father brings home a surprise - an unwanted, ugly, mean-spirited horse called Darling ...

Sophie longs to be a hairdresser one day. Every day after school she helps her mother's friend, Madame Tulip, in her salon. Sophie's best friend, Melita, is mad about ballet, and to Sophie's sorrow she has joined forces with fellow ballet students Vanessa and Jacqueline, who are not at all friendly to Sophie and make fun of her hairdressing skills. The three girls are preparing for their school's presentation...