A Year Down Yonder
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4.3 • 155 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
A Newbery Medal Winner
Richard Peck's Newbery Medal-winning sequel to A Long Way from Chicago
Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole long year with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else! All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out . . . better not. This wry, delightful sequel to the Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago has already taken its place among the classics of children's literature.
"Hilarious and poignant." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
A Newbery Medal Winner
A New York Times Bestseller
An ALA Notable Book
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A Booklist Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this Newbery Honor book, Chicago-bred Mary Alice has been sentenced to a year-long stay in rural Illinois with her irrepressible, rough and gruff grandmother. Soon, however, she becomes Grandma's partner in crime, helping to carry out madcap schemes to benefit friends and avenge enemies. In a starred review, PW called this sequel to A Long Way to Chicago "hilarious and poignant." Ages 10-14.
Customer Reviews
Hard to put down
Though it's not our time this book is humorous, cute, and very entertaining. My favorite part was the pie baking. I hope you are satisfied with what you are about to read because it's a great buy!
In love!
This was a wonderful book that I would read over and over!
A Year Down Yonder
This is a very fun read for any age. This is the sequel to A Long Way From Chicago, which we read in book club. It has humor, pathos, drama, everything a good story needs.