Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York
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Plot Summary of Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York

"In her second big adventure, Mrs. Harris the London cleaning lady decides to rescue the 8-year-old boy next door. He is the son of a GI and an English girl who parted, now mistreated by the large English family who took him in. Mrs. Harris hopes to spirit the kid to America and find his rightful father. She takes her fearful, boisterous friend Violet Butterfield, and has many amazing encounters with the French ambassador, a Rolls Royce driver, a hillbilly superstar, and all the men who have the GI's name but are not the boy's father. Not as great as the first book but another charming tale from Gallico.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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David Loftus, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York

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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Parents/lack of parents problem? - orphan story

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 (some)
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Water? Yes
City? Yes
City: - New York - London - Washington D.C.

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog

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