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My Uncle Emily

Author: Jane Yolen; Nancy Carpenter
Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : Primary school : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In 1881 Amherst, Massachusetts, six-year-old Gilbert finds it both challenging and wonderful to spend time with his aunt, the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson, who lives next door.
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Genre/Form: Juvenile fiction
Fiction
Named Person: Emily Dickinson; Emily Dickinson
Material Type: Fiction, Primary school
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jane Yolen; Nancy Carpenter
ISBN: 9780399240058 0399240055
OCLC Number: 245597016
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Responsibility: Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.
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In 1881 Amherst, Massachusetts, six-year-old Gilbert finds it both challenging and wonderful to spend time with his aunt, the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson, who lives next door.

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Good addition to the library

by AnchorageSchools (WorldCat user published 2009-11-19) Very Good Permalink

This book is about Emily Dickinson and her nephew and telling the truth.  Gives a snapshot of life in her time, illustrations also depict this time.

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