Paperback, probably from Scholastic in mid-70s. The veterinarian’s daughter helps rescue a trailer of hoarded animals. Her father’s girlfriend helps and gets completely overwhelmed by the suffering, which makes the girl like her more. The girl refers to herself as an iron hand in a wool mitten. She dates a boy who likes Bartok. Any help appreciated.
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This sounds like a favorite of mine, In Her Father’s Footsteps by Bianca Bradbury, illustrated by Richard Cuffari. The girl’s name is Jenny…you might remember a character in the book quoting Leigh Hunt’s famous poem to her, “Rondeau”, aka “Jenny Kiss’d Me” ”
Jenny kiss’d me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets into your list, put that in!
Say I’m weary, say I’m sad,
Say that health and wealth have miss’d me,
Say I’m growing old, but add,
Jenny kiss’d me.
Sounds like this could be Morgan’s Zoo by James Howe? (Worth reading even if it’s not what you’re looking for – this is the co-author of Bunnicula.)
In Her Father’s Footsteps is correct. Oh thank you thank you thank you. Also thanks to every one who weighed in.