Mary Emma and Company

by Ralph Moody Narrated by Cameron Beierle

Overview

Ralph “Little Britches” Moody at age thirteen moves with his mother, Mary Emma, and five siblings “back East” to begin a new life. They survive their first bleak winter in Massachusetts through the help of close relatives and caring friends. Money and prospects are few, but not faith and resourcefulness. Despite their efforts they face run-ins with local authorities, hardships including broken furnaces and plumbing, and difficulty keeping a small family business alive so they can have food to eat. Triumphing over the challenges the Moody home is filled with a warm family life.

Editorial Reviews

New York Herald Tribune Books

"It is a story of family industry and ingenuity. . . . A well-told story, full of interesting detail about life in the first part of the twentieth century, and children, particularly, will find it pleasant reading."—New York Herald Tribune Books

Christian Science Monitor

"In Ralph Moody’s . . . book of young memories grinding poverty is overshadowed by the diligence that overcame it. Bitter cold is forgot-ten in heartwarming affection and humor. Unpretentious courage lights every page."—Christian Science Monitor

Chicago Sunday Tribune

"Moody has recorded with fidelity and skill a time and a place and a way of life that is, in itself, the essence of the American dream. Reading his book is like returning to Grandmother's kitchen with the heavenly smell of sugar cookies escaping from the oven."—Chicago Sunday Tribune

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171381264
Publisher:	Books in Motion
Publication date:	12/15/2001
Series:	Little Britches , #4
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,093,655

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