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Emily's Fortune
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  • Published: 15 November 2011
  • ISBN: 9780375844928
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $14.99

Emily's Fortune

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12 Mar 2013
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8 June 2010
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15 Nov 2011
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor had a rootin' tootin' good time creating this rollicking Wild West escapade complete with a helpless orphan turned plucky heroine, a dastardly villain, comical cliffhangers, and a cast of supporting characters reminiscent of a light operetta.

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?
  • Published: 15 November 2011
  • ISBN: 9780375844928
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $14.99
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About the author

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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.
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Also by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Going Where It's Dark
The Complete Shiloh Trilogy
Emily and Jackson Hiding Out
Who Won the War?
A Spy Among the Girls
The Girls' Revenge
Boys Against Girls
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Praise for Emily's Fortune

" . . . lively and fun and the characters are well developed . . . A rip-roaring good time that will be devoured by both boys and girls."--School Library Journal, Starred

"It all makes for a fun, bouncy ride . . . "--Booklist

"Naylor takes readers on a rollicking ride to the Wild West in this comedy-adventure . . . Emily comes across as a fully developed and appealing character. Great fun."--Kirkus Reviews

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year