![]() Very Rich is a bittersweet and quirky story that celebrates the unique nature of human experience. But can anything he experiences make up for what he has lost? Deftly blending magical realism with heartbreak, hope, and a wide cast of eccentric characters, Polly Horvath weaves a tale that is darkly funny and deeply poignant. And dont miss Polly Horvaths Northward to the Moon, the sequel to My One Hundred Adventures. ![]() ![]() Feeling secretly guilty, all of the adults in Rivers family try to make it up to him by taking Rupert on one unlikely adventure after another, embroiling him in everything from time travel to bank robberies. Most important, there’s Jane’s discovery of what lies at the heart of all great adventures: that it’s not what happens to you that matters, but what you learn about yourself. But after he loses everything in the last game, Rupert resigns himself to going home empty handed. hopes to take home so he can share his Christmas bounty with his family. ![]() When he spends Christmas with his classmate Turgid Rivers, he is offered all the food he can eat, and the opportunity to win wonderful prizes in the family games-prizes he. Rupert lives with his parents and many siblings in a small house in the poorest section of Steelville, Ohio. My one hundred adventures by Horvath, Polly. ![]()
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