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Emily's Fortune

Part of Emily

Author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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$6.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Yearling
5.25"W x 7.56"H x 0.43"D  
On sale Nov 08, 2011 | 160 Pages | 9780375844928
Grades 3-7
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Emily Wiggins is poor and timid, without a drop of self-confidence. When 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 honorable Aunt Hilda. What a hootin', tootin' grand idea! But Miss Catchum of the Catchum Child-Catching Services will get a big bonus for making Emily live with her next of kin, vicious Uncle Victor. How in 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, conniving spirit, and the truth behind why Uncle Victor wants to claim her. But how in flippin' flapjacks will Emily outsmart Uncle Victor?

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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor grew up in Anderson, Indiana, and Joliet, Illinois. She loved to make up stories and write little books when she was growing up, and sold her first story when she was 16 for $4.67.  Naylor worked as a teacher and an editor before she began to write full-time in 1960. She sold her first book for children in 1965. Her book Shiloh won the Newbery Medal in 1992, and later became part of a quartet of novels. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland with her husband, Rex who is a speech pathologist. They have two grown sons and four grandchildren. View titles by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Painted on the door of the carriage was a sign that read Catchum Child-Catching ServicesTrumpet Junction Branch
Orphans, Strays, and Roustabouts
Rounded Up Quickly Emily jumped behind a mail cart so fast that she bumped into a boy in a faded brown jacket. "Hey!" he said. "Watch where you're going!" And then, "You're an orphan too, aren't you?" "How did you know?" she asked him. He shrugged. "Saw you trying to hide from the Child Catchers, just like I used to do."  
Copyright © 2010 by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
  • NOMINEE
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award
  • NOMINEE
    New York State Charlotte Award
  • NOMINEE
    Virginia Young Readers Program Award
  • FINALIST
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
  • NOMINEE
    Indiana Young Hoosier Award
  • NOMINEE
    New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award

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Emily Wiggins is poor and timid, without a drop of self-confidence. When 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 honorable Aunt Hilda. What a hootin', tootin' grand idea! But Miss Catchum of the Catchum Child-Catching Services will get a big bonus for making Emily live with her next of kin, vicious Uncle Victor. How in 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, conniving spirit, and the truth behind why Uncle Victor wants to claim her. But how in flippin' flapjacks will Emily outsmart Uncle Victor?

Author

© Patrice Gilbert Photography
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor grew up in Anderson, Indiana, and Joliet, Illinois. She loved to make up stories and write little books when she was growing up, and sold her first story when she was 16 for $4.67.  Naylor worked as a teacher and an editor before she began to write full-time in 1960. She sold her first book for children in 1965. Her book Shiloh won the Newbery Medal in 1992, and later became part of a quartet of novels. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland with her husband, Rex who is a speech pathologist. They have two grown sons and four grandchildren. View titles by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Excerpt

Painted on the door of the carriage was a sign that read Catchum Child-Catching ServicesTrumpet Junction Branch
Orphans, Strays, and Roustabouts
Rounded Up Quickly Emily jumped behind a mail cart so fast that she bumped into a boy in a faded brown jacket. "Hey!" he said. "Watch where you're going!" And then, "You're an orphan too, aren't you?" "How did you know?" she asked him. He shrugged. "Saw you trying to hide from the Child Catchers, just like I used to do."  
Copyright © 2010 by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

Awards

  • NOMINEE
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award
  • NOMINEE
    New York State Charlotte Award
  • NOMINEE
    Virginia Young Readers Program Award
  • FINALIST
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
  • NOMINEE
    Indiana Young Hoosier Award
  • NOMINEE
    New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award

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