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Emily's fortune

While traveling to her aunt's home in Redbud by train and stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow orphan and troublemaker extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Uncle Victor, who is after Emily's inheritance.

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Main Author: Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Other Authors: Collins, Ross (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Delacorte Press, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction.
Inheritance and succession > Juvenile fiction.
Uncles > Juvenile fiction.
West (U.S.) > History > Juvenile fiction.
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Painted on the door of the carriage was a sign that read   Catchum Child-Catching Services Trumpet Junction Branch Orphans, Strays, and Roustabouts Rounded Up Quickly   Emily jumped behind a mail cart so fast that she bumped into a boy in a faded brown jacket.   "Hey!" he said. "Watch where you're going!" And then, "You're an orphan too, aren't you?"   "How did you know?" she asked him.   He shrugged. "Saw you trying to hide from the Child Catchers, just like I used to do."   Excerpted from Emily's Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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