Mary Emma & Company is a family affair: Mother, 13-year-old Ralph who is the man of the family, and his two brothers and two sisters. Forced by their father's death to leave the home ranch in Colorado, the penniless Moodys move across the continent to Massachusetts to begin a new life. This the humorous, heartwarming account of their private war for independence, a war against poverty and sometimes against well-meaning relatives and friends who occasionally intrude on the family unity. It chronicles the daily defeats and ...
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Mary Emma & Company is a family affair: Mother, 13-year-old Ralph who is the man of the family, and his two brothers and two sisters. Forced by their father's death to leave the home ranch in Colorado, the penniless Moodys move across the continent to Massachusetts to begin a new life. This the humorous, heartwarming account of their private war for independence, a war against poverty and sometimes against well-meaning relatives and friends who occasionally intrude on the family unity. It chronicles the daily defeats and victories in the long struggle to keep the family together in its own home. Ralph, busy with school and his afternoon job at the grocery store, finds a house Mary Emma & Company can afford. Then comes the task of cleaning, painting, and repairing, and desperate midnight battles with the tired old furnace. Much help, and a little hindrance, from neighbors and kin add to the fun and suspense. Mary Emma builds a business for herself; Ralph finds a new source of income and backbreaking labor through a fire and a flood tide; and little by little, with everyone helping, the battle is won. Mary Emma & Company is the true story of a family that stayed together and lived happily despite tremendous obstacles. Ralph Moody brings humor, pathos, and insight to this delightful account of his growing up. Illustrated by Tran Mawicke
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 235 p. Contains: Illustrations. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Mary Emma & Co. is indeed a wonderful and heartwarming book that every american should read and enjoy immensly. I have discovered the Gould family has several authors, among them Mary Emmas older brother Ralph or R. E. Gould, has written four books about his life which are very enjoyable reads. If you read R.E. Goulds writing you will see where Ralph Moody comes from. Franklin F. Gould has written "A Maine Man in the Making', Franklin is a younger brother to Mary Emma. John Gould has written "The House That Jacob Built", it is the story of the building of the house in "Fields of Home" by Ralph Moody. This John Gould was also a brother of Mary Emma's, I believe. another John Gould who is the first John's son,I think, is a newspaper publisher in Maine and also an author of several books about people and places in Maine. His "Tales From Rhapsody Home" is the story of his and his wifes move into a retirement home, and is very funny and a wonderful story. one interesting sidelight to John's story is the famous author, Stephen King evidently worked on his newspaper when a young man. Then to find out more about Mary Emma, one should read" The Womans Right" the story of her mother and Tom Gould's life that dosent come out in "Fields of Home". "The Womans Right" is by Franklin Gould. Anyone who is a fan of Ralph Moody will love reading the continuation of his family story. I never wanted them to end.
adullammom
May 1, 2008
Best series ever!
These books by Ralph Moody are the best series I have ever read. As a homeschooler, I have read MANY books to my children. In my opinion, these are even better than the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Better than G. A. Henty books. Moody has a way with words that will make you laugh out loud and cry out loud, too. And it will hold the interest of both boys and girls. I think it is good reading for anyone from Kindergarten (or below, if they will sit long enough to listen) to 100! Truly classic books of love, responsibility, and survival.
