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The Willoughbys [electronic resource] / Lois Lowry ; nefariously written and ignominiously illustrated by the author. |
| Authors: | Lowry, Lois. |
| Call number: | DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOK |
| Publisher: | Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008. |
| Publication date: | 2008. |
| Subject: |
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction. Downloadable e-books. |
| Go to: | E-Book |
| Title: | The Willoughbys [electronic resource] / Lois Lowry ; nefariously written and ignominiously illustrated by the author. |
| Physical description: | 1 online resource (174 p.) : ill. |
| 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. |
| Notes: | "Walter Lorraine books." Description based on print version record. |
| Summary note: | 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. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-174). |
| Genre: | Children's stories. Electronic books. |
| Available in other form: | Lowry, Lois. Willoughbys. |
| ISBN: | 9780547345055 (electronic bk.) 0547345054 (electronic bk.) |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1322469 |
| Bib No.: | 1322469 |