title: Saving Emily (Young Readers)
author:  Nicholas Read 
description: "...deals with the common childhood problem of being different and fitting in." -- <i>Toronto Vegetarian Association, Sept/Oct, 2001</i><br /><br />"a gripping adventure story...and a heart-tugging plea for compassion for every kind of living creature" -- <i>vegsource.com, October 4, 2001</i>
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  Emily pressed herself even closer to him, wanting to be ever nearer and
  nearer. Wanting she knew not what. But her sudden movement sent him off
  balance, and he stumbled backward into the bank of potted palms.
  
  She landed hard on top of him, and the impact, along with the crash of plants
  to the floor, shocked her awake. It was like a cold rain suddenly falling over
  her head.
  
  “Your Grace?” someone said in a hushed, shocked voice.
  
  Emily, still lying prone on Nicholas’s chest, peered up through the loosened
  skein of her hair. At least ten people stared back.
  
  This was a nightmare. It simply had to be. It couldn’t be real, couldn’t be
  happening to her. Not to the Ice Princess, the most proper lady in all London.
  
  Nicholas lifted her off and rose to his feet in one smooth movement. He held
  on to her hand and kept her firmly by his side.
  
  “I am sorry to disrupt the ball. Lady Emily and I were going to announce our
  betrothal at a small family dinner, but I see we should do 