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301 pages Summary: Bee stumbles through life in her stripy socks with her head in the clouds, doing her very best to keep out of the way of her bickering parents and avoid the bendy tap dancing freak Crystal Kelly - who makes her life a misery. But when Crystal double-dares her to volunteer for a sponsored swim in honour of her great grandmothers Beatrix's memory, Bee can't back down. Even though she is terrified of water and cannot swim! And then new boy Moon Star gallops to Bee's rescue on his horse and takes her home to his grandmother Old Alice who lives in a beautiful painted wagon and as Bee enters this new world her life is changed for ever. Finally she has an ally. Down by the promise tree they make a pact - Moon Star will teach Bee to swim if Bee will teach him to read. They spit on their hands and shake on their vow and the start of a beautiful new friendship begins. The night of the sponsored swim arrives. The stars are shining. Bee is sure that the brightest star is her Grean-gran Beatrix watching over her. Will Bee be able to prove them all wrong and swim to bring honour to her great grandmother Beatrix's memory? (Wheelers website)