Janet Muirhead Hill
Janet Muirhead Hill grew up on a cattle ranch in the Colorado Rockies, and dreamed of having a horse ranch and lots of children. She had four children (and has seven grandchildren) and has three horses. Her Starlight series of six books is published by her own publishing company, Raven Publishing. Miranda Stevens is living with her grandparents in Montana, and she has no friends until she meets the black stallion, Starlight.
Finding the books: all easy to find, and can be bought from the publisher.
Sources and links:
Bibliography -
Starlight’s Shooting Star
Raven Publishing, Norris, Mont, 2003, illus Pat Lehmkuhl, 191 pp.
Miranda is in sixth grade and not getting on too well with her new teacher. Her
grandfather has an accident,
Miranda visits her mother in California but still has
plenty of time for adventures with her horse.
Miranda and Starlight
Raven Publishiing, Norris, Mont, 2003, illus Pat Lehmkuhl, 167 pp.
Raven Publishing, Norris, Mont, 2004, illus Pat Lehmkuhl, 198 pp.
Miranda is sent to live with her grandparents while her unreliable mother attempts
to find them somewhere to live.
Miranda is dared to ride a young horse; she does,
and is promptly banned from the farm by the horse’s owner.
Starlight Series
Miranda and Starlight
Starlight’s Courage
Starlight, Star Bright
Starlight’s Shooting Star
Starlight Shines for Miranda
Starlight Comes Home
Starlight Comes Home
Starlight, Star Bright
Raven Publishing, Norris, Mont, 2003, illus Pat Lehmkuhl, 190 pp.
Cassius Taylor, owner of Shady Hills Horse Ranch and Starlight allows Miranda to
visit the ranch as often as
she wants. Miranda secretly works with Starlight and
trains him. Mr Taylor hires a trainer to work with Starlight
but he is rough and
unsympathetic.
Starlight Comes Home
Raven Publishing, Norris, Mont, 2004, illus Pat Lehmkuhl
Miranda is now a teenager, and finds there is more to life than her horse.
Starlight’s Courage
Raven Publishing, Norris, Mont, 2002, illus Pat Lehmkuhl, 180 pp.
Raven Publishing, Norris, Mont, 2007, illus Pat Lehmkuhl, 160 pp. Revised edition
Miranda, Christopher and Laurie are in competition with their arch enemies the Magnificent
Four. A madman is
seeking revenge on Starlight, and he and Miranda need all their
courage when their lives are threatened.
Starlight Shines for Miranda
Raven Publishing, Norris, Mont, 2002, illus Pat Lehmkuhl,167 pp.
Although family life has changed for Miranda, her life still centres around her beloved
horse. When she and Starlight
are separated, the love between them still shows.
