Keeping Barney — Jessie Haas

More than anything else, Sarah wants a horse of her own. For years, she has dreamed about how it would be to have one -- how she would ride it and take care of it and love it. Now, her dream seems possible. Her family has moved to the country, and there's a large empty barn near their house. If only her parents would give her the money!

Then Sarah meets Missy who's going away to college and needs someone to take care of her beautiful, half-Morgan, Barney. And she doesn't want any money; in fact, she'll pay Sarah to board him. Sarah can hardly believe her good luck.

But Barney is not what Sarah had in mind -- he's stubborn, old, and set in his ways. There's a constant battle between them. And before Sarah learns to love Barney just the way he is -- instead of hating him for not being her dream horse -- it could be too late...