Emilys Fortune, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Emilys Fortune, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Emily's Fortune

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Series: Emily #1

Narrator: Lee Adams

Unabridged: 2 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/08/2010

Synopsis

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? 

About The Author

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is best known as the author of Shiloh, winner of the Newbery Award, but many readers have followed her boy/girl battle series, which begins with The Boys Start the War and The Girls Get Even. Naylor's previous book for Delacorte Press, Faith, Hope, and Ivy June, centers on a girl living in Kentucky coal country.

Reviews

Goodreads review by melhara on February 28, 2021

1.5/5 This was not my favourite book by Phyllis Reynold Taylor (who was my favourite middle-grade author). This was a story about, Emily, who was running away from her scary uncle who only wanted to adopt her for her inheritance. This was like an overly simplistic and predictable version of A Seri......more

Goodreads review by Barb on January 18, 2015

I got hooked into this story like a fish to a bait. Luella, the wealthy owner that Emily's mom works for loves order and quiet, except when she picks up the carriage reigns. Then she's "Looney Luella" that drives like Mario Andretti. My father is like that wanting things done in a particular way and......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on January 28, 2019

When Emily's mother dies, Emily plans to travel West to live with her aunt, but the state orphanage has other plans, and Emily is forced to run away from the Orphanage Child Catchers. With the help of another orphan boy and her trusty turtle, Rufus, Emily will travel by train and stagecoach through......more

Goodreads review by Jodi on May 23, 2023

I like to read books before I put them on my shelves for students to read. This one was on the library free shelf and I loved the book Shiloh by this author so I picked this book up! Very cute and simple story about a girl who is orphaned and she wants to go live with an aunt but an evil uncle wants......more

Goodreads review by #ReadAllTheBooks on October 28, 2010

I'll admit it- I flip through the children's books at my part-time job at the bookstore. There's just something incredibly fun in most children's books that seems to stretch across the age boundaries, if that book is well written. Since this book has been written by the author of Shiloh, you can exp......more

Awards

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