Central Kansas Library System

In 1942, when life turns sour at the carnival that has always been her home, eleven-year-old Bee takes her dog, Peabody, and piglet, Cordelia, and sets out to find a real home, aided by two women only Bee and her pets can see.

In rhyming text, a little girl expresses confidence and joy in her uniqueness, no matter her outward appearance.

When Carrie is disappointed not to make the school soccer team, she turns her attention to creating a science fair project.