Does Anybody Care about Lou Emma Miller?

by Alberta Wilson Constant

Book Overview

A 15-year-old makes several discoveries about human nature while helping the local suffragettes elect the first woman mayor of Gloriosa, Kansas. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590418106
• ISBN13: 9780590418102
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8

Customer Reviews

An underrated author

I don't remember how or when I discovered the three books on the Miller Girls but they quickly became favorites among the many, many children's books I've read over the years. Ms Constant has a deft touch with portraying thought patterns of adolescents and it shows well with with Willie and the Wildcat Well and Miss Charity Comes to Stay. The illustrations in the Miller Girls books by Beth and Joe Krush enhance the whole aura of the era and I have learned to look for their names on books. This is a highly underrated author.

wow..amazed

I LOVED THIS BOOK! For some reason, when I was younger, I found this book sitting on my bedroom shelf, untouched. Over the years, i've read this book many, many times and every time I read it - it amazes me. This book is simple and sweet...like a cozy home in the snow. It provides all the essentials needed for a realistic book. Lou Emma has a wonderful family, although frequently feeling less accomplished than her smart, outgoing younger sister. She also deals with her boyfriend, and of the uncertainty of their relationship. She also deals with teachers, parades, woman rights, and so much more! :) I would recommend this book to any person in this entire world - thats how great I think it is. But don't misunderstand me, it's not a long classic like THE TALE OF TWO CITIES or somehting..it's a simple short to the point book that everyone will enjoy.. I hope you enjoy it!

I have been looking for this book for nearly 20 years!

I really related to this book when I was young. Lou Emma deals with sibling rivalry, first crush, and learning to be your own Woman...all in the early 1900's, but it correlated to my life in the 1980's so well. I love this whole series of three!