Birthday Ranch is a chapter book adventure full of zany characters that appeal to reluctant readers.

 

What would you do to save your birthday? That’s the question that nine-year-old Cody Nilsen asks himself when he is sent to Birthday Ranch, where the annual Pony Trials contest takes place. The grand prize is a lavish birthday party!

 

Cody is determined to win the party at all costs, but when a friend goes missing, he must choose friendship…

or victory.

 

Only his 10th birthday is on the line.