The Willoughbys
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Format: Ebook
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Description: 1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations
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.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
Humorous stories.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
Humorous stories.
Target Audience: 790L
ISBN:
9780547345055
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"Walter Lorraine books."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174).
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Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174).
Description based on print version record.