Blind Beauty by K. M. Peyton

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Tessa has major attitude and an impossible dream—not a great combination for success. But she believes that fate has delivered the ungainly horse Buffoon to her, and Tessa is determined never to be separated from him. What’s more, she intends to one day become a jockey and ride Buffoon... read more

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Tessa: main character
Myra: Tessa's mom
Declan: Tessa's dad
Shiner: Tessa's Fav. horse
Buffoon: Shiners foal that finds Tessa

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“"I will be good, I will be good. If only I may say!"”
Tessa
“"Yes she's like a stone, but stones dont cry"”
Ma

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The foal was born without eyes.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Part one
Ch. 1 Shiner
Ch. 2 Shiner's Foal
Ch. 3 Tessa Goes Home
Ch. 4 "Feed the brute and treat it nicely"
Ch. 5 "I will be good!"
Ch. 6 Riding Buffoon
Ch. 7 A Dangerous Girl
Ch. 8 A Great Gallop
Ch. 9 The First Race
Ch. 10 Maurice's Dinner Party
Ch. 11 Tom's Question
Ch. 12 A Light goes out
Ch. 13 To Be a Jockey
Ch. 14 Taking Failure
Ch. 15 Disaster
Ch. 16 The Big Race
Ch. 17 The Knife

Part 2
Ch.1 "This place is killing you"
Ch.2 Buffoon
Ch.3 "Lovely to have to back,dear"
Ch.4 Rescue Mission
Ch.5 "Win for me!"
Ch.6 "He won't die?"
Ch.7 The Operation
Ch.8 Myra Leaves Home
Ch.9 A Stable Hack
Ch.10 "It's the Grand National you're aiming for?"
Ch. 11 The Course
Ch.12 The Race

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

K. M. Peyton (Author)

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Dewey: 823.914

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Books › Children's Books › Sports & Activities › Sports › Miscellaneous › Fiction
Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Girls & Women › Fiction
Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Stepfamilies
Books › Children's Books › Animals › Horses › Fiction
Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
Books › Children's Books › Animals › Fiction
Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
Books › Children's Books › Issues

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