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Hey! I’m Jess and I'm the author of TAKE THE REINS (Canterwood Crest #1). TAKE THE REINS is the first in a series of eight books from Simon & Schuster's Aladdin MIX.I'm also a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines. You'll find over 100 pieces of my work in magazines such as Girls' Life, Guideposts Sweet 16 and The Writer.I'm a former homeschooler who started college at sixteen and graduated with a BA in English from Florida State University in 2007.I love supporting the Humane Society, Shriners Hospital for Children and horse-related charities. I had a spinal fusion at Shriners in St. Louis in 2000 and I'm president and co-founder of "Str8 Spines for Shriners" a support group for children and teens facing surgery. For several years, I volunteered with the Effingham Co. Humane Society and fostered dozens of cats and kittens.I love the beach, movies and entertainment magazines. :)TAKE THE REINS (CANTERWOOD CREST) , follows an eighth grader from her tiny hometown to a boarding school where she competes with the equestrian elite. I blog for Teen Fiction Cafe . Visit my Website for more!
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Robert Pattinson's REMEMBER ME set in NYC on June 16, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqW1VgaLYBw R Pattz was filming for his latest flick REMEMBER ME in New York near NYC on 6/16. Check out the video and pics of the set and the insanity of ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:16:00 GMT

Win a signed copy of Take the Reins!

My friend and fellow author Keri Mikulski is giving away a signed copy of Take the Reins on her blog! She's also giving away two other books--one of which is Lauren Barnholdt's Reality Chick.Check her...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:19:00 GMT

A new four-book deal! :) Yay!

Children's:Middle grade Jessica Burkhart's CANTERWOOD CREST series books 5-8, billed as The Clique meets The Saddle Club, to Kate Angelella at Aladdin, in a four-book deal, by Alyssa Eisner Henkin at ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:27:00 GMT

Hello, my name is PR Ninja

I worked through Thanksgiving, and man, did it feel good! I got a lot done on BEHIND THE BIT and it's looking pretty! :)I think I blogged before (or maybe I Facebooked it) about how my room had become...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Horse books I loved as a kid

I've been doing a lot of thinking about the horse books I read as a kid. And by "read," I mean devoured and read at least twice. There weren't enough horse books to keep me busy! So, I thought I'd run...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:53:00 GMT

Video Blog 1

        I’ve got a short (very short!) video up on my blog. Check it out here! 
Posted by on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays to all and well wishes for a wonderful New Year! 
Posted by on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:15:00 GMT

4 book deal with S&S! :)

CHILDREN'S: MIDDLE GRADEJessica Burkhart's HIGH JUMPS AT COLLINS ACADEMY series, pitched as Saddle Club meets Mean Girls, about a small-town girl who attends a boarding school and must learn to compet...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:12:00 GMT

2 offers from major publishing houses!

Read my blog at http://jessicaburkhart.blogspot.com for details! :)
Posted by on Thu, 24 May 2007 16:07:00 GMT