National Velvet

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Eileen Watkins The writing style and language are British and a bit quirky, so it helps if the reader is old enough to interpret them. I got a copy when I was 10 and…moreThe writing style and language are British and a bit quirky, so it helps if the reader is old enough to interpret them. I got a copy when I was 10 and loved it; am rereading it now, past retirement age, for the writing. Unlike the movie version, it's not overly sentimental--more dryly ironic at times--but the climactic moments are still moving. (less)
Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) Goodreads is not an online reading site. To read it you can go to the library and borrow it, or buy a copy.

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