Empress of Elsewhere

Jim and his sister Mary Al have been hired for the summer by "Mrs. Million Dillion," the wealthiest woman in their Texas town, to spend time with J.D., her granddaughter. J.D. has an angry attitude a mile wide. But when she's around the Empress--a monkey her late father left to her--she acts like someone else. Someone Jim could be friends with..."By turns comic and heartrending, the story is propelled along by Jim's distinctive East Texan narration and populated by a cast of memorable characters." --The Horn BookNelson, Theresa is the author of 'Empress of Elsewhere' with ISBN 9780606188364 and ISBN 0606188363.