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The Hoboken Chicken Emergencyby D. Manus Pinkwater
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1977, ISBN#: 0133925145, Hard
bound, Excellent- condition (former library book with protective mylar
over-jacket, reinforced binding, labels on spine and front and back of
jacket, pocket on last page, and rubber stamps on first page, pencil marks
on upper page edges). Arthur Bobowicz's family likes to
celebrate Thanksgiving in the traditional way, including the turkey. This
year something goes wrong - the butcher loses the order for the Bobowicz's
turkey and Arthur can't find a bird for dinner in all of Hoboken. Things
look bad until Arthur meets a mad professor with a live 266-pound chicken.
Arthur's mother is unwilling to cook the 266-pound chicken, which is fine
with Arthur who has grown fond of the bird. He names her Henrietta.
Henrietta's appearance unsettles the population of Hoboken; then makes them
fearful, and finally causes a panic. Reason and good will save the day as
the citizens… Read More