Emily Upham's Revenge: A Massachusetts Adventure

HI READERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our teacher read this book to us. We couldn't stand for it to end. Once, when she stopped our class was chanting "READ IT, READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" we chanted so loud you could hear us down the hall. In it a sly and cunning boy (a bit like someone we know) meets a very religious, spoiled, and proper young lady by the name of Emily Ophelia Upham. It truly leaves cliffhangers... Read Full Review

This book is a really pleasant surprise and states on the back that this book is for ages 11 and up, although I think younger children could read this as well. The illustrations - black & White drawings - really are wonderful and help to bring this story alive. My book is marked "Special Edition", so I don't know if this edition is the only one with the great drawings!

This book was a terrific read. It is about a very religious girl who beleives that lieing and stealing are the most horrible thing in the world. Emily's father and her family don't have any money. Her father finally goes out one day and says he won't come back until he has money, even if he has to steal it. Emily is absolutely horrified that her father would steal. Emily and her mother run into more problems with money... Read Full Review

A book with great suspense and good cliffhangers. Excellent use of diologue and terrific description of characters. One of the best books I've read for a while. "Emily Upham's Revenge" keeps you on the edge of your seat and I couldn't put it down.Emily Upham is sent to live with her uncle but her uncle never gets the letter annoucing her arrivle. Instead,Emily meets meets Seth Marple. Emily Upham and Seth Marple rob... Read Full Review