Emma in WinterEmma, spending a lonely winter with her grandfather and his housekeeper, develops a friendship with another solitary child, Bobby. |
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User Review - Cheryl_in_CC_NV - LibraryThingI got 1/2-way and just could not make myself pick it up again. I'm sure it doesn't help that I read #3 first, not knowing, and have not read #1 (and am not likely to be able to). Should I ever get the trilogy together I will try again. Read full review
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User Review - AbigailAdams26 - LibraryThingSet a year or two after the events of The Summer Birds, this second children's novel concerning the strange and fantastical adventures of the Makepeace sisters follows Emma - the younger of the two ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Emma in Winter |
| Author | Penelope Farmer |
| Illustrated by | James J. Spanfeller |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 28, 2009 |
| Length | 160 pages |
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