Ally's World: Butterflies, Bullies and Bad, Bad Habits

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Always the sensible one, Ally is worrying about the family finances. Her big sister Linn has got a Saturday job, but Ally’s too young to work … unless she’s a wee bit economical with the truth, and braves the mad wig lady in the card shop down the road. And talking of mad, what on earth is going on with Rowan? One minute she’s crying, the next she’s tripping into the house with armfuls of brand new things. If everyone’s so broke, where does all Rowan’s sparkly new stuff come from – the Shopping Fairy? Ally has some snooping to do!