Emmy and the Home for Troubled Girls
By Lynne Jonell; Jonathan Bean (Illustrator)
(Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Hardcover, 9780805081510, 368pp.)
Publication Date: October 14, 2008
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback (June 8, 2010)
Categories: Humorous Stories, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Social Issues - Friendship
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Emmy Addison is an ordinary girl—almost. If you don’t count the fact that her parents are rich (very), her best friend is a boy (and a soccer star), and she can talk to rodents (and they talk back), she’s very ordinary indeed. But she hasn’t been that way for long . . .
It was only a few weeks ago that Emmy and her friends Ratty and Joe got rid of the evil Miss Barmy, the nanny who had nearly ruined Emmy’s life—and the lives of five other girls who went missing. Miss Barmy is now a rat. How much harm can she do?LYNNE JONELL’s picture books have received critical acclaim and have been published in seven languages. She teaches writing at the Loft Literary Center and lives with her husband in Plymouth, Minnesota.
JONATHAN BEAN has a master’s degree in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York. He has illustrated several books for young readers, including Mokie and Bik. He lives in New York City.“Fans will find plenty of adventure, fun, and all the rodents they could wish for.”—School Library Journal
“More clever, rodent-filled fantasy featuring the irascible, irresistible Raston Rat and the extraordinary Emmy—and Bean’s flip-book wizardry.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Fans of the first book will be pleased.”—Booklist
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