Trig

New York: Yearling ; Dell, 1979. "First Yearling Printing". 12mo in pink wraps; b&w illustrations; 58 pages A very good(-) to goo(++) copy with some edgewear and creasing to wraps; prior owner stamp on front endpaper and age-toned pages. Paperback. ISBN: 0440490987

Young adult literature from another era, with eye-catching illustrations by Pamela Johnson. "Something wonderful happens to Elizabeth Trigman. Her favorite uncle, Fred, comes to visit her and brings her a genuine Melvin Purvis official Junior G-man machine gun. Right then and there Elizabeth decides that the only name that will suit her as the owner of such a present is Trig. Who cares if her parents hate the name and her fat,dull aunt hates the gun? Both were here to stay. The gun is especially hand when she decides to use it in a special way to play a trick on two neighberhood boys who think they're hotshots. [...] the result is a funny slapstick adventure that introduces a girl you won't easily forget--Trig." --back cover. Guns, Children.