UNCLE FONZO'S FORD

by Miska Miles ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 18, 1968

Effie is 10 in 1910--when a tap at the sink is a comfort and a telephone is an adventure--and this is one of Miska Miles' bounciest stories about a life that's far enough back to be curious, close enough to be funny. Uncle Fonzo's quixotic Ford is Effie's prime embarrassment, but good-natured tease Chester Burr comes a close second. . . until the day she mounts Chester's old mare Fanny (when Chester's not around) and stays on long enough to earn his applause, and the biggest day of all, sister Norma Lou's wedding, when Chester and Uncle Fonzo hitch Fanny to the defunct Ford and get the family to the church on time. In between, there are some bad moments in school (she's chastised for looking too much at Chester) and some good times at home (Fanny crashing a supper picnic) and a crisis on the morning of the wedding (Uncle Fonzo spills paint on Effie's hat, covers it over with flowers). The best bread-and-jam with a sweetness that remains.

Pub Date: April 18, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown--A.M.P.

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1968

Categories: FICTION