{"product_id":"collective-marks-nancy-n-feldman-9781479318438","title":"Collective Marks","description":"The thoughtful novel, Collective Marks, chronicles the conflict between a willful, suspicious young man and a gifted but uncompromising horse trainer. Over the years, social worker Annie Trowbridge has worked with foster homes, schools, and other community resources to help Michael Ross, just turned eighteen, become a productive citizen, but with only partial success. Michael has only one consistent attribute-a fascination with horses. Annie sees in this interest a possible solution to his poor work history and repeated brushes with the law, and when she is called by the police to say that he is in trouble again, she makes one last effort to find him work with a horse trainer, Erik Sarmento, on an isolated horse farm. The ensuing struggle between the volatile, defensive Michael and the hard, unsympathetic trainer is the background of the novel. Michael's growing understanding of dressage and the techniques used to communicate with horses are the means by which Michael learns that he is dealing with both a gifted trainer and a potentially dangerous man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy N. Feldman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479318434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479318438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 155","brand":"Nancy N. Feldman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458657693951,"sku":"9781479318438","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a67f28a4-be51-4ab6-8f3b-e779e779d84b.jpg?v=1777405802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collective-marks-nancy-n-feldman-9781479318438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}