Emily's Runaway Imagination - by Beverly Cleary (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Set in the 1920s, in small-town America, this joyful story will tickle the imagination of middle-grade readers. Fourth-grader Emily Barlett's runaway imagination keeps her busy. Whether it's getting the farm pigs drunk on rotten apples or bleaching the plow horse to keep him really white, Emily's adventures will keep readers laughing.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary brings her classic warm humor to this funny, sweet story of a girl with big dreams.</strong></p><p><em>Can imaginative Emily make her biggest dream come true</em>?</p><p>Spunky Emily Bartlett lives in an old farmhouse in Pitchfork, Oregon at a time when automobiles are brand-new inventions and libraries are a luxury few small towns can afford. Her runaway imagination leads her to bleach a horse, hold a very scary sleepover, and feed the hogs an unusual treat. But can she use her lively mind to help bring a library to Pitchfork?</p><p>Written with Cleary's customary warmth and humor. The time of the story, about 1920, is delightfully brought to life.--<em>Booklist</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><em><p>Can imaginative Emily make her biggest dream come true</em>?</p><p>Spunky Emily Bartlett lives in an old farmhouse in Pitchfork, Oregon'at a time when automobiles are brand-new inventions and libraries are a luxury few small towns can afford. Her runaway imagination leads her to bleach a horse, hold a very scary sleepover, and feed the hogs an unusual treat. But can she use her lively mind to help bring a library to Pitchfork?</p>Adventure is pretty scarce in Pitchfork, Oregon. So why shouldn't Emily bleach Dad's old plow horse or try some of her other ideas? Written with Cleary's customary warmth and humor...The time of the story, about 1920, is delightfully brought to life.-BooklistAdventure is pretty scarce in Pitchfork, Oregon. So why shouldn't Emily bleach Dad's old plow horse or try some of her other ideas? Written with Cleary's customary warmth and humor...The time of the story, about 1920, is delightfully brought to life.-Booklist<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Emily's adventures make the book as freshly funny as "Henry Huggins.""-"Association of Children's Literature""Emily is vividly real."-"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"<br>
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