{"product_id":"the-beef-princess-of-practical-michelle-houts-9780440422709","title":"The Beef Princess of Practical County","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuckily, 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\u003cbr\u003etoo much to bear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichelle Houts lives on a grain and livestock farm in West Central Ohio with her husband and three children. This is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Houts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0440422701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440422709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e129887 \/ Beef Princess of Practical County\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee","brand":"Michelle Houts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046976549119,"sku":"9780440422709","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd889119-5015-4fe7-8026-ca8ceaf0fdd9.jpg?v=1684987574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beef-princess-of-practical-michelle-houts-9780440422709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}