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Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
198 p.
Language
English
Description
Almost anything scares young Eleanor: mice, the dark, and a host of imaginary dangers. But she learns to hide her feelings-her father disapproves of fear, and she longs only to please him. She knows she will always disappoint her beautiful, socialite mother, because Eleanor is painfully shy and plain. As a young debutante in Manhattan, she spends her days teaching needy children and touring crowded tenements. There, she makes a life-changing discovery...