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The Willoughbys
Record details
- ISBN: 9780547345055 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0547345054 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (174 p.) : ill. - Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Walter Lorraine books." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-174). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The Old-Fashioned Family and the Beastly Baby - 2. A Parental Conspiracy - 3. Contemplating Orphanhood - 4. An Impending Vacation - 5. The Arrival of the Odious Nanny - 6. Nanny Prepares Porridge - 7. The Melancholy Tycoon - 8. A Cryptic Communication - 9. Clever Camouflage - 10. An Alabaster Aphrodite - 11. An Astonishing Acquisition - 12. Another Cryptic Communication - 13. The Obsequious Postmaster - 14. Reencountering an Infant - 15. A Regrettable Transaction - 16. Two Terrible Tourists - 17. An Auspicious Change - 18. A Walking Tour Is Suggested - 19. Long Hours in the Laboratory - 20. A Confectionary Recognition - 21. A Decision, an Announcement, and an Unexpected Arrival. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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| Subject: | Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Fiction Brothers and sisters -- Fiction Family life -- Fiction Humorous stories |
| Genre: | Children's stories. Electronic books. |
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Summary:
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
