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Mandy Daniels works in her parents’ veterinary hospital, where she discovers a badger cub in distress. As she nurses the animal back to health, she stumbles upon troubling evidence of mistreatment by residents in her community. With a fierce commitment to animal welfare, Mandy becomes determined to investigate and confront the sources of cruelty, using her knowledge of veterinary medicine and wildlife rescue to protect the vulnerable creature and others like it. The novel follows her journey as she balances compassion with the harsh realities of human indifference toward wildlife.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Lucy Daniels
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