Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo

For Ages 8-12.  Callout; lower right corner is creased.  Raymie Clarke, who enters a local beauty pageant to win back her father, who has left home. She forms an unlikely friendship with two other contestants, the fiery Beverly Tapinski and the fainting Louisiana Elefante, as they navigate the competition and their own personal struggles with loneliness, loss, and family issues, ultimately learning to rescue each other.