num_pages: 192
description: Can Cindy stay at Whitebrook Farm forever?One night, when Samantha McLean goes to the barn to check her horse, Shining, she gets a big surprise. There's a girl sleeping on the hay between two orphaned foals! Cindy Blake has run away from her foster home and found her way to Whitebrook Farm. She loves horses, and there isn't any place she'd rather live. Cindy begs Samantha to let her stay. Cindy turns out to be a natural with horses, and she develops a bond with Shining. She thinks she's found the perfect home at last. But when the authorities find out where she is, they want to send her to another foster home. Can Samantha and her friends at Whitebrook find a way to keep Cindy on the farm for good?
language: English
title: Shining's Orphan
titlecomplete: Shining's Orphan (Thoroughbred, #12)
genres: Juvenile, Horses, Fiction, Contemporary, Horse Racing, Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Animals, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 726
series: Thoroughbred
publisher: HarperCollins