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4.6/5 Barnes & Noble Originally published 1977 | 3.9/5 Goodreads Publication date 1977 ISBN 0133925145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency is a 1977 children's book by Daniel and Jill Pinkwater. The book may have been inspired by the Jersey Giant breed of chicken.
Contents
The hoboken chicken emergency
Plot summary
The main character, Motcyzka, is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 1066-pound chicken named Gayle. The family welcomes her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure. Everyone in town is horrified after Gayle escapes and starts teaching at a middle school.
In other media
'The Hoboken Chicken Emergency was adapted into a television movie in 1984. It was adapted into a play by Chad Henry in 1988.
References
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA