Text from ELEANOR by Barbara Cooney

"Eventually there were two little brothers, Ellie and

Brudie. They were so much younger than Eleanor

that she sat lonely and apart at the end of the day

when Mother read to them by the fire.

Soon after the younger brother was born Father left

home. His wild ways had failed to suit the family.

But nobody explained anything to Eleanor.

Mother died of diphtheria when Eleanor was eight.

Eleanor and the little brothers, alone now, moved to

the big house on West 37th Street, where Grandma

Hall lived with her children Aunt Pussie, Aunt

Maude, Uncle Vallie, and Uncle Eddie. That same

winter Ellie died too."

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Created August 5, 1997, Reviewed and Last Updated July 26, 1998

Text from ELEANOR by Barbara Cooney

"Eventually there were two little brothers, Ellie and

Brudie. They were so much younger than Eleanor

that she sat lonely and apart at the end of the day

when Mother read to them by the fire.

Soon after the younger brother was born Father left

home. His wild ways had failed to suit the family.

But nobody explained anything to Eleanor.

Mother died of diphtheria when Eleanor was eight.

Eleanor and the little brothers, alone now, moved to

the big house on West 37th Street, where Grandma

Hall lived with her children Aunt Pussie, Aunt

Maude, Uncle Vallie, and Uncle Eddie. That same

winter Ellie died too."

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