American Girl: Hoofbeats of Danger cover

American Girl: Hoofbeats of Danger

by Holly Hughes

In 1860, eleven-year 0ld Annie, who lives at the REd Buttes Pony Express station in the Nebraska Territoy, asks Pony Express Rider Bill Cody to help her find the person responsible for sabotaging her favorite pony Magpie.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?