Rate this book

Elite Ambition (2010)

by Jessica Burkhart(Favorite Author)

4.35 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1442403829 (ISBN13: 9781442403826)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Aladdin

series

Canterwood Crest

review 1: Canterwood Crest is a sweet tween/just teen series that I started a while back and am now able to finish. So I was pretty happy to pick up the books I needed next and start reading :)In this book Sasha Silver is back at Canterwood, her boarding school where she rides and goes to school (duh) and is on an elite riding team called YENT. She's back after taking a fall break with her semi-friend Heather. Heather took her to New York and showed her around. On the trip Sasha really started to like and get to know Heather better. She's actually becoming friends with someone who used to be her enemy!However Sasha soon discovers that after encouraging Heather to call a guy that Heather felt like she owed Sasha. So she got on Sasha's email and emailed the guy she liked. Who kissed h... moreer while dating her best friend and got Sasha into a whole heap of trouble as she took the blame. He still likes her and broke up with the ex-best friend...but Sasha has been too scared to do anything about it. Plus she doesn't want to hurt Callie.So now she has returned to Canterwood with a meeting already set up by Heather. She just has to choose whether or not she wants to go. Along with that there is a new YENT rider who is really nice and a great rider! Everyone is excited about her. Paige, Shasha's roommate, has accused Sasha of being jealous while all the Sasha/Callie/Jacob drama was going on which is causing a bit of a rift between them. Add bunches of schoolwork and training and you've got drama :DPros:The drama in middle school themed books. The drama, drama, drama! It's fun and crazy, makes me forget my own problems :P And although in some books the drama in this book is just fun :) Another reason why I read middle grade girly books is because they are sweet, dramatic (as I've said, and are clean! This book has no cussing, simple romance, and here and there some horse accidents. There was really nothing I didn't like about this book. I just enjoyed it :D I would recommend to tween or younger teen girls who are looking for some horsey, boarding school fun and drama!
review 2: Elite Ambition By Jessica BurkhartRealistic Fiction211 pages In the beginning of Elite Ambition, Sasha Silver, the main character, is coming back to her boarding school after a wonderful and terrible fall break. Sasha’s frenemy Heather let Sasha stay at her place after Sasha’s fight with her roommate, Paige, who she was supposed to stay with. All went well the fall break until the last night. Heather told Sasha that she was e-mailing her almost ex- boyfriend, Jacob. Sasha was supposed to meet him in front of the fountain at school. Sure Sasha was mad, but Heather told Jacob every thing he needed to know and Sasha was to shy to tell him. Sasha ended up meeting him there but told him who sent all of the e-mails, but it was all true. The two decided to try being a couple again after that that Friday after they told Callie the truth between them. As the week goes by Sasha and Jacob only bump into each other every once in a while. All is well, in riding. There is a new girl though and her name is Brit. The Y.E.N.T (advanced riding) team has been practicing very hard for a show on Saturday. The team includes Brit, Sasha, Heather, and from this show one new student will be picked. Back at the dorm, Paige has been acting a little weird and it turns out she has been hanging out with Callie. Sasha didn’t care except for the fact that she Paige lied about who she was going to see. Mean while, Brit, Sasha and Heater have been becoming better friends. Brit has said she gets kind of lonely without a roommate and if Sasha ever wanted to change rooms, hers was open. Jacob also promised not to tell Callie until after the show. The show day finally comes up. All the riders woke up early to get their horses ready to travel. By the Time Sasha gets to the barn she has been wished luck by Paige and Jacob. Heather did great and ended with 1st; Sasha did well and ended with 3rd. Brit started well but by the first jump something was wrong. She forced her horse to stop and jumped off. A trained vet came over and said it was just a bruised on his foot. The girls went back to campus and changed out of show clothes. Right before Sasha was about to leave she told Paige what Jacob was going to tell Callie. Paige said that she already told Callie. Sasha was furious so she texted Brit “Still need a roommate?” Then pressed send. I liked this book because it was funny and dramatized. All throughout this book there is a ton of drama but I find this kind fun to read and how it is popped out every now and then I like it. This book is a great book to recommend to someone who loves drama and horses. less

Download links for: Elite Ambition

Advertising