In the roaring ’20s, adventurous young Sonora Webster sees an exciting act that will change her life forever. Hooves pound as a horse gallops up the ramp of a 40-foot-tall tower. A girl in a sparkly swimsuit waits at the top, and at the last possible second, leaps on its back as they dive through the air, falling to a tank of water far below with thunderous applause.

Sonora is hooked. From that moment on, she is determined to BE that girl, despite the danger, and endeavors to join the diving horse troupe. This memoir follows her exciting career and life on the road as a traveling performer with W.F. Carver’s stunt show, even after she was blinded in an accident. Despite her lack of sight, she continued to dive for eleven years, becoming an inspiration to blind and disabled people who heard her story. Sonora’s life even inspired the beloved 1991 movie, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken.

Full of twists and turns, humorous animal tales, moments of tragedy, and hope, listeners will enjoy this exciting true tale of a strong American woman finding her place in history during the Great Depression, with an unbreakable spirit and the help of her brave horse partners.

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Miss Polly Harrington was content in her solitary life as a wealthy spinster, enjoying her quiet and orderly homestead in Vermont. She didn’t care that her staff whispered and grumbled about her behind her back…she liked things the way they were.    

Until one day, a letter arrived from a far Western town, informing her of a newly-orphaned niece with nowhere to go.     

Pollyanna is 11 years old, and certainly not quiet and orderly. She bangs doors, climbs trees, and talks openly to everyone in town (including a certain gentleman that Miss Polly hopes to avoid).     

Can Pollyanna learn to behave and follow the rules? Or will her optimism become contagious and force Miss Polly to finally be “glad” for once?    

Listen to this classic, engaging tale of hope and learning to love again from Eleanor H. Porter, brought to life by narrator Laci Morgan.

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