Her two friends with some baton twirling skills are young Louisiana Elefante, who claims to be the daughter of the famous Elefante trapeze artists, and teen-age Beverly Tapinski, whose father has also left and who often shows up with bruises on her face, the result of an abusive mother. Trouble is, she does not know HOW to twirl a baton.

How? By entering the 1975 Little Miss Central Florida tire contest, which she will expertly win with her baton-twirling skills. Her father has left the family for a dental hygienist, and she is determined to win him back.

Raymie is living through a great tragedy. DiCamillo is a master storyteller who knows just how to get to the heart of everything that matters about being friends, and being human.Īvailable as an ebook and eaudiobook through Overdrive All three characters are deeply drawn with great skill and nuanced themes of friendship, loneliness, courage, and love are expertly woven throughout each of the books. Each face tough life challenges which highlight their vulnerability coupled with bravery, as they struggle to find their place in the world. This poignant and often humorous trilogy by Newbery award-winning author Kate DiCamillo introduces three girls who become the Three Rancheros, the best of friends. Check-out these books by one of our favorite authors, Kate DiCamillo, and recommended by one of our favorite librarians, Ms.

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