Emily Upham's Revenge: A Massachusetts Adventure

By Avi

Book Overview

Set in Massachusetts during the 19th century, this reissue features all the plot twists and turns of the Victorian melodramas it satirizes. Young Emily, well-bred and protected, leaves Boston during a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688118992
• ISBN13: 9780688118990
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Beech Tree Books
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

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. Students of Melrose Elementry P.S.Don't tell a lie dear children P.S.S. This raiting is dedicated to the children at Melrose Elementry School Jamestown, RI

Hooray for great artwork and story !

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!

Exciting out the Yazoo!

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 when her father leaves and her mother falls ill with worry. Emily is supposed to go live with her uncle, the banker, but because of a young boy that is the bankers worst enemy, that is not possible. Read this book to find out how Emily survives in the woods with the boy, who tells her lies and then tries to rob her uncles bank with her help but some one gets in their way. How will Emily explain that she didn't mean to steal and how will the boy explain to Emily about all the lies! See how Emily Upham gets her revenge!

A great book with many well written enexpected events

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 Emily's rich uncle to get the train fare to get to back to Emily's home in Boston. Many surprising twists with an excellent surprise ending.