Flora & Ulysses by Kate Dicamillo

Life is made up of a great number of small incidents and a small number of great ones - Roald Dahl   When he grew up. ROALD DAHL left England for Africa- and a series of dangerous adventures began.   From the tales of plane crashes to surviving snake bites, read all about Roald Dahl's extraordinary life before he became the world's number-one story-teller.    

When Raymie Clark made her plan to enter the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, she had one thing in mind: to get her father back. Instead, baton twirling introduces her to Beverly Tapinski and Louisiana Elefante - and a circle of friendship that will change all three of their lives.