Here is a moving intergenerational story, set in Arizona, about the friendship that develops between twelve-year-old Jan and Mattie, an elderly resident of a nearby assisted-living facility. Jan's beloved horse, Dove, needs surgery on one of his legs, but money's been extremely tight since Dad died, and Mom may not be able to afford the operation. The situation seems hopeless--until Mattie offers to help with a loan. But what will Mattie's daughter think of her generous offer to a girl she just met?
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Here is a moving intergenerational story, set in Arizona, about the friendship that develops between twelve-year-old Jan and Mattie, an elderly resident of a nearby assisted-living facility. Jan's beloved horse, Dove, needs surgery on one of his legs, but money's been extremely tight since Dad died, and Mom may not be able to afford the operation. The situation seems hopeless--until Mattie offers to help with a loan. But what will Mattie's daughter think of her generous offer to a girl she just met?
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Very Good in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; Super nice 1st edition hardcover in rust paper covered boards with sharp tips and bumped spine ends. Uncirculated x-library book without any call tags or sunning spots on spine, all pages and unused pocket present. Unclipped original dj in new mylar displays beautifully. 156 pp. Things are hard for twelve-year-old Jan and her mother, after her father's death. And when it turns out that her beloved horse needs an operation Jan reluctantly gets the money from an elderly woman she has befriended.
