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Nugent, Cynthia.
FRANCESCA AND THE MAGIC BIKE
Vancouver : Raincoast Books, 2005.
IL 5-8, RL 6.6
ISBN 1551925613
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 When Frankie's mother dies, she is sent to live with the father she has never known.  Although he really wants to be a good father to Frankie, he has many problems.  Not only is he an alcoholic, he is also on the verge of losing his job.  When social services determines that this is not a proper home for her, Frankie is about to lose yet another parent.  But a kindly neighbor has an idea that might just help Frankie and save her family.  And it involves a magic bike.
SUBJECTS:     Bicycles -- Fiction.
                        Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
                        Magic -- Fiction.
                        Fantasy.
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