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Darling Charming and the Horse of a Different Color
β Scribed by Selfors, Suzanne
- Book ID
- 108154084
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Series
- Little Sir Gallopad, Ever After High
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780316282994
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β¦ Synopsis
This short story by Suzanne Selfors is a companion to her novel A Semi-Charming Kind of Life. At Ever After High, some students are paired with companion creatures; some aid them in their quests to fulfill their destinies, while others offer the kind of friendships you find only in fairytales. Darling Charming loves riding her horse, Sir Gallopad, who has the ability to camouflage himself by changing colors! But Sir Gallopad hasn't always felt so special. Read this original short story about how Darling got her enchanting pet horse.
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