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Emily's Fortune

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Ages: 9+

Published: 2010

Publisher: Delacorte

ISBN: 978-0-385-73616-9

Keywords: Orphans, adventure

After Emily's mother dies, a fellow orphan aids her on her stagecoach journey to join her aunt, as her mother's greedy brother pursues Emily and her fortune. A rollicking adventure.