Izzy Barr, Running Star Juvenile Fiction Social Themes - Values & Virtues Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes) Science & Nature And they'll pretend to be

And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book-- look at the last page

interact with the pig

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Izzy Barr, Running Star Juvenile Fiction Social Themes - Values & Virtues Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes) Science & Nature And they'll pretend to beIzzy Barr is the star athlete of the third grade: she hits homeruns on her softball team and is one of the fastest runners in her class. But at home, her half brother, Dustin, seems to be her father's favorite athletewhy else would her dad go to all of his games and miss so many of hers? Izzy pretends that she doesn't care, but as she, her friends Annika Riz and Kelsey Green, and the rest of their class are gearing up for class field day, she can't