Hattie wants a horse more than anything. Her friend Ellen has three ponies. When Hattie's father finally comes home with a horse trailer, Hattie is ecstatic. But instead of a horse, out stomps Olaf-a donkey. Now Hattie not only has horse fever, she suddenly catches lying sickness as well. Inclined to emotional storms and exaggeration-always with the best intentions-Hattie is an audacious and captivating character. This warm-hearted chapter book channels the spirit of Pippi Longstocking

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