On the road to royalty
Dianne Crabtree
Sixteen-year-old Lisa learns that people are not always what they seem when her invalid grandfather comes to live with the family, resulting in a change in routine and attitude for everyone.
Read Time: ~3.4 hr
Bringing up Beauty
by Sylvia McNicoll (2000)
About this book
With a flapjack tongue and oversized feet, this is the ugliest puppy Elizabeth has ever seen. It will be easy to resist loving her. And since Beauty is only staying until she can be trained as a guide dog, there is no room for love in this relationship ...
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBringing up Beauty Lead Character
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