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A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories Hardcover - 1998
by Richard Peck
What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice--two city slickers from Chicago--make their annual summer visit to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town? In the tradition of American humorists Mark Twain and Flannery O'Connor, Richard Peck has created this memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining.
Summary
This Newbery Honor Winner and National Book Award Finalist is an unforgettable modern classic and features the debut of the larger-than-life Grandma Dowdel
What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice—two city slickers from Chicago—make their annual summer visits to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town?
August 1929: They see their first corpse, and he isn't resting easy.
August 1930: The Cowgill boys terrorize the town, and Grandma fights back.
August 1931: Joey and Mary Alice help Grandma trespass, poach, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry—all in one day.
And there's more, as Joey and Mary Alice make seven summer trips to Grandma's—each one funnier than the year before—in self-contained chapters that readers can enjoy as short stories or take together for a rip-roaringly good novel. In the tradition of American humorists from Mark Twain to Flannery O'Connor, popular author Richard Peck has created a memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining.
Newbery Honor Winner
National Book Award Finalist
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
ALA Notable Book
New York Times Best Seller
“A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories.”—School Library Journal (starred review)
“A novel that skillfully captures the nuances of small-town life […] Remarkable and fine.”—Kirkus (starred review)
“Fresh, warm and anything but ordinary.”—Publishers Weekly
What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice—two city slickers from Chicago—make their annual summer visits to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town?
August 1929: They see their first corpse, and he isn't resting easy.
August 1930: The Cowgill boys terrorize the town, and Grandma fights back.
August 1931: Joey and Mary Alice help Grandma trespass, poach, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry—all in one day.
And there's more, as Joey and Mary Alice make seven summer trips to Grandma's—each one funnier than the year before—in self-contained chapters that readers can enjoy as short stories or take together for a rip-roaringly good novel. In the tradition of American humorists from Mark Twain to Flannery O'Connor, popular author Richard Peck has created a memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining.
Newbery Honor Winner
National Book Award Finalist
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
ALA Notable Book
New York Times Best Seller
“A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories.”—School Library Journal (starred review)
“A novel that skillfully captures the nuances of small-town life […] Remarkable and fine.”—Kirkus (starred review)
“Fresh, warm and anything but ordinary.”—Publishers Weekly
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- Title A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories
- Author Richard Peck
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dial Books, New York
- Date 1998-09-01
- Features Dust Cover, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780803722903 / 0803722907
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.82 x 0.69 in (21.59 x 14.78 x 1.75 cm)
- Ages 10 to UP years
- Grade levels 5 - UP
- Reading level 750
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1930's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Geographic Orientation: Illinois
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Illinois, Depressions - 1929
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98010953
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 01/01/1999, Page 1309
- Booklist, 09/01/1998, Page 113
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1999, Page 72
- Kirkus Review - Children, 09/01/1998, Page 1290
- New York Times, 03/14/1999, Page 30
- Publishers Weekly, 07/06/1998, Page 61
- School Library Journal, 10/01/1998, Page 144
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