National Velvet by Enid Bagnold Condition:New From White House staffers at

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only the darkest paths lead towards the light

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PRAISE FOR NADIA SHIREEN:

Spending time with the king while observing the castle’s inhabitants reminds Mara that there is more to life than just death

National Velvet by Enid Bagnold Condition:New From White House staffers atVelvet Brown is a horse mad teenager who becomes obsessed with training a small piebald horse that she wins in a raffle, and riding him to victory in the Grand National. First published in 1935, Bagnolds fascinating novel was made into a film in 1944, with Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet and a magnificent chestnut thoroughbred as The Pie. Age 10+