Dude ranch - Bonnie Bryant

The founders of The Saddle Club -- Stevie Lake,Carole Hanson, and Lisa Atwood -- gear up for theadventure of their lives when their friend Kate Devineinvites them to her family's dude ranch. They willhave a whole week of cowboy-style riding, plus thefun of making Kate a clubmember.



But when they arrive, the girls soon realizethere's more to the West than Hollywood shootout andcolorful costumes. To show a cowhand that they'renot just "dumb dudes," they pitch in withchores and help on a cattle roundup, where Steviehas a run-in with a dangerous rattlesnake. Anothersour note for Stevie: Her birthday is coming up,and no one seems to care. Little does she know thather Saddle Club buddies have a top-secret surprisein the works for her!