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The Bed and Breakfast Star

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"The Bed and Breakfast Star" is narrated by Elsa, a cheerful and aspiring comedian who is determined to make people laugh, despite her difficult circumstances. After her stepfather Mack loses his job, the family—including Elsa's half-siblings, Pippa and Hank—loses their home and is forced to move into a single, squalid room at a run-down Bed and Breakfast hotel, which Elsa nicknames "The Oyal Htl."

Elsa uses her constant jokes and dreams of becoming a star to cope with the reality of being homeless, her mother's depression, and the frequent, harsh discipline from her stepfather. The family's difficult life in the hotel is exposed when a local television crew arrives to film a documentary about child poverty. When a fire breaks out, Elsa's natural instinct and quick thinking turn her into a genuine hero, proving that her biggest star quality is her inner strength and resilience, not just her jokes.

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Series Title

Novel

Call Number

823 WIL t

Publisher

London : Corgi Yearling Books., 1995

Collation

207 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-440-86324-3

Classification

823

Content Type

text

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Carrier Type

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Edition

1

Subject(s)

Poverty
Homelessness
Family Breakdown / Dysfunction
Child Resilience
Stepfamily Abuse
Middle-Grade Fiction

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