The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
First edition
AuthorDaniel and Jill Pinkwater (as "D. Manus Pinkwater")
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherPrentice-Hall
Publication date
1977
ISBN0-1339-2514-5
OCLC608326953

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency is a 1977 children's book by Daniel and Jill Pinkwater.[1] The book may have been inspired by the Jersey Giant breed of chicken.[citation needed]

Plot summary

The main character, Arthur Bobowitz, is asked to pick up a reserved turkey for his family's Thanksgiving dinner. However, the meat market has lost their reservation, and has no unclaimed turkeys or any other type of bird available for purchase, nor does any other market in the entire city of Hoboken. Arthur eventually finds an eccentric old man, who sells him a live 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcomes Henrietta with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure. Everyone in town is horrified after Henrietta escapes.

In other media

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency was adapted into a television movie in 1984.[2] It was adapted into a play by Chad Henry in 1988.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alexander, Sue (March 27, 1977). "The Hoboken Chicken Emergency". The New York Times. p. 286.
  2. ^ The Hoboken Chicken Emergency at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "The Hoboken Chicken Emergency". Plays for Young Audiences. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.


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