The Beef Princess of Practical County (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440422709)

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.

Author: Michelle Houts
ISBN-10: 0440422701
ISBN-13: 9780440422709
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 07/13/2010
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 129887 / Beef Princess of Practical County

Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee