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Title details for Emily's Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - Available

Emily's Fortune

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by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Lee Adams
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From Newbery Award winner Phyllis Reynolds Naylor comes a witty tale of the Wild West filled with comical cliffhangers and featuring a cast of plucky orphans and dastardly villains. Emily Wiggins is poor and timid, without a drop of self-confidence. When she is unexpectedly orphaned, she is left all alone except for her turtle, Rufus. What in blinkin' bloomers should Emily do? Emily's neighbors, Mrs. Ready, Mrs. Aim, and Mrs. Fire, have the answer: Emily must travel by stagecoach to the home of her honorable aunt Hilda. What a rootin' tootin' grand idea! But Miss Catchum of the Catchum Child-Catching Services will get a big bonus for delivering Emily to her next of kin, the vicious Uncle Victor. How the ding dong dickens will Emily escape Miss Catchum? It will take all the gumption and cunning of fellow orphan and traveler Jackson to help Emily find her confidence, her conniving spirit, and the true reason Uncle Victor wants to claim her. But how in flippin' flapjacks will Emily outsmart Uncle Victor? 

  • Creators

  • Series

    Emily

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 8, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780307738042
      • File size: 73833 KB
      • Duration: 02:33:49

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 840
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Newly orphaned Emily Higgins, 8, is on the run from her villainous Uncle Victor. He's after the fortune she recently inherited, but he doesn't care a whit about her. Listeners will care as the sheltered yet spunky Emily flees by stagecoach to her Aunt Hilda in Redbud with her new friend, fellow orphan Jackson, who convinces her to masquerade as a boy. Lee Adams delivers this story with a distinctly Western sound, which gives it the feel of a tall tale. The story moves sure-footedly from one dusty stagecoach stop to another as Emily discovers the independent spirit she's always had inside. M.M.C. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:840
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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