Children’s book author Judy Ricketts-White of Waterford has announced the Sept. 1 publication of her second novel, “Slater Mountain: The Legend.”

In the novel, Bailey Mathews and her friend Noah Collins go on a trail ride to observe the herd of wild horses that she has been documenting. Through strange and dangerous circumstances, the two riders accidentally stumble into a beautiful and forgotten world, and find themselves trapped. Ricketts-White won a Moonbeam Children’s Award for her first book, “Slater Mountain: The Journey” (Mecate Press, $15.95, paperback).

Both books are available on amazon.com, online booksellers and in local book stores, or at rickettswhitedesign.com. For information, visit mecatepress.com, email mecatepress@gmail.com or call (860) 912-0239.

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