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The Beef Princess of Practical County

Written by Michelle HoutsAuthor Alerts:  Random House will alert you to new works by Michelle Houts

Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Farm Animals; Juvenile Fiction - Lifestyles (Farm Life); Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Values
· Yearling
· Trade Paperback · Ages 10 UP
· July 13, 2010 · $7.99 · 978-0-440-42270-9 (0-440-42270-1)

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After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan’s turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her family’s cattle farm, in hopes of winning the annual steer competition. Against her father’s advice, Libby gives the calves names, even though both steers will eventually be auctioned off. After a few months of preparing for the Practical County Fair, Libby finds that she is growing closer to her steers with each passing day, and the pressure to win Grand Champion is mounting.

Luckily, Libby can count on her best friend to get her through most of the county fair chaos. Yet once reality sets in and she realizes that her steers will soon be sold to the highest bidder, the chaos in Libby’s heart becomes
too much to bear.

Michelle Houts lives on a grain and livestock farm in West Central Ohio with her husband and three children. This is her first novel.


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