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The Willoughbys

Lowry, Lois (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0547345054 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 9780547345055 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (174 p.) : ill.
    remote
    electronic resource
  • 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.
Subject: Orphans Juvenile fiction
Brothers and sisters Juvenile fiction
Orphans Fiction
Brothers and sisters Fiction
Family life Fiction
Humorous stories
Genre: Electronic books.
Children's stories.

Available copies

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Homer Public Library DIGITAL (Text) 61704-1001 Alaska Digital Library E-Book Available -

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