Elizabeth Letts, author portrait
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Elizabeth Letts

Elizabeth Letts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion and The Perfect Horse, which won the PEN Award for Research Nonfiction, and The Ride of Her Life. She is also the author of the novels Finding Dorothy, Quality of Care, and Family Planning. She lives in Wyoming Maryland and Northern Michigan.
The Ride of Her Life
My Blue-Ribbon Horse
The Eighty-Dollar Champion (Adapted for Young Readers)
The Perfect Horse
Finding Dorothy
The Perfect Horse
The Eighty-Dollar Champion

Inside the Book: Elizabeth Letts (THE RIDE OF HER LIFE)

Meet the Author: Elizabeth Letts (FINDING DOROTHY)

Books

The Ride of Her Life
My Blue-Ribbon Horse
The Eighty-Dollar Champion (Adapted for Young Readers)
The Perfect Horse
Finding Dorothy
The Perfect Horse
The Eighty-Dollar Champion

Media

Inside the Book: Elizabeth Letts (THE RIDE OF HER LIFE)

Meet the Author: Elizabeth Letts (FINDING DOROTHY)

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