Emily's Runaway Imagination

Emily's Runaway Imagination is a children's novel by American writer Beverly Cleary, first published in 1961. Set in the 1920s, the plot follows the experiences of a young, imaginative girl named Emily over the course of a year. She eventually starts a library in her fictional hometown of Pitchfork, Oregon. The book is notable for its portrayal of a fictional Chinese immigrant named Fong Quok, who was inspired by Quong Hop, who owned a laundry business in Yamhill County, Oregon, where Cleary grew up.