Jahnna N. Malcolm

Pseudonym for husband and wife writing team Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner. Together they have written over 100 books, musicals, computer games and scripted two movies. Their books include the popular Jewel Kingdom children's fantasy series, as well as many other series and stand-alone stories in a range of genres from ballet to the supernatural. Their horse stories include two of the Treasured Horses Collection series, a pony library of children's novels featuring different horse breeds.

Horse & Pony Books:

SPIRIT OF THE WEST
By Jahnna N. Malcolm
(ERTL [USA] 1996)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted in hardback by Gareth Stevens
Reprinted in paperback by Scholastic
EDITION PICTURED: Scholastic paperback
SUMMARY: Part of the Treasured Horses Collection
Historical story. In 1911. When her family leaves the reservation to live and work on a large Oregon ranch, Jessie decides to forget her Nez Perce upbringing only to realize its value when she relies on traditional skills to find a lost Appaloosa foal and protect it from being attacked by a cougar.

THE STALLION OF BOX CANYON
By Jahnna N. Malcolm
(ERTL [USA] 1997)
ILLUSTRATED BY SANDY RABINOWITZ
Reprinted in hardback by Gareth Stevens
Reprinted in paperback by Scholastic
EDITION PICTURED: Scholastic paperback
SUMMARY: Part of the Treasured Horses Collection
Convinced that she is wanted only as a servant in her new home with relatives on a Wyoming ranch, orphan Abby is unhappy until she finds and befriends an injured Mustang and determines to try to save it no matter what the cost to herself.

Other Editions:

Treasured Horses Collection
(BACKPACK BOOKS? [USA] 2003)
Reprinted in hardback
SUMMARY: Four book omnibus edition containing The Stallion of Box Canyon as well as three other books from the Treasured Horses series by other authors: Kate's Secret Plan and Riding School Rivals by Susan Saunders and also Pretty Lady of  Saratoga by
Deborah Felder

Collector's Info:
Available in both hardback and paperback editions. Fairly easy to find in the USA, harder elsewhere.