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A Year Down Yonder

A Year Down Yonder

zoom enlarge 		Author: Richard Peck
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 154 reviews
Sales Rank: 26787

Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.6

MPN: ING0142300705
ISBN: 0142300705
EAN: 9780142300701
ASIN: 0142300705

Publication Date: December 30, 2002
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Condition: Good condition, wear from reading and use. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact and has some creases. The spine has signs of wear and creases. This copy may include "From the library of" labels, stickers or stamps and be an ex-library copy.
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It was within the pages of Richard Peck's Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago that Mary Alice and Grandma Dowdel first made their captivating debut. Now they're back for more astonishing, laugh-out-loud adventures when fifteen-year-old Mary Alice moves in with her spicy grandmother for the year. Expect moonlit schemes, romances both foiled and founded, and a whole parade of fools made to suffer in unusual (and always hilarious) ways. Ages 9-12. Hardcover - 130 pages

Amazon.com Review
Grandma Dowdel's back! She's just as feisty and terrifying and goodhearted as she was in Richard Peck's A Long Way from Chicago, and every bit as funny. In the first book, a Newbery Honor winner, Grandma's rampages were seen through the eyes of her grandson Joey, who, with his sister, Mary Alice, was sent down from Chicago for a week every summer to visit. But now it's 1937 and Joey has gone off to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps, while 15-year-old Mary Alice has to go stay with Grandma alone--for a whole year, maybe longer. From the very first moment when she arrives at the depot clutching her Philco portable radio and her cat, Bootsie, Mary Alice knows it won't be easy. And it's not. She has to sleep alone in the attic, attend a hick town school where in spite of her worn-out coat she's "the rich girl from Chicago," and be an accomplice in Grandma's outrageous schemes to run the town her own way--and do good while nobody's looking. But being Grandma's sidekick is always interesting, and by the end of the year, Mary Alice has grown to see the formidable love in the heart of her formidable Grandma.

Peck is at his best with these hilarious stories that rest solidly within the American literary tradition of Mark Twain and Bret Harte. Teachers will cherish them as great read-alouds, and older teens will gain historical perspective from this lively picture of the depression years in small-town America. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell

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5 out of 5 stars Down Home   December 13, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Much like John Steinbeck, Richard Peck has a keen eye focused toward the picture he paints of life in early 20th Century America. Much like "A Long Way from Chicago", "A Year Down Yonder" finds Mary Alice spending a year of the Great Depression with the ever spry Grandma Dowdel. Though Mary Alice is older, Grandma still seems young. While the chapters can be enjoyed as short stories themselves, the year of adventures may be best enjoyed as a whole.

As the cycle of the school year goes, the events of Mary Alice and Grandma flow with the dates of the calendar. The pranks of of Halloween are stymied by the mischievous grandma. The nativity of Christmas receives an unusual twist. With grandma's baking and even match-making, the pace of the book makes a quick read. But in the eyes of a girl, no event may be as important as the day the new boy shows up at school. It also gives this series a good sense of closure.

Richard Peck may be the best American children's writer today. Even if his work is written for children or young adults, there is no reason adults cannot enjoy it.


5 out of 5 stars Wonderful   September 25, 2008
I read this for a young adult lit class and absolutely fell in love with the blatant charm of the old-school small-town charm and the subtle heart that pervades even the brashness of the characters.

This is for fans of all of Peck's coloquial writing, though I'm sure it might annoy a few who would rather have their stories dark and serious. Still, I can't help but be fond of it, and it's hard to see a guy write a girl's mind as well as Mr. Peck can.


5 out of 5 stars Funny, Funny, Funny!   September 14, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My son and I read this book while he was in 7th grade. It was one of the funniest books that we had read in a long time. HIGHLY recommended, even for boys that hate to read!


5 out of 5 stars A Year Down Yonder   June 13, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

While this is a sequel to A Long Way from Chicago, it can easily be read and enjoyed on its own. Richard Peck writes the adventures of Mary Alice, spending a year away from her home in depression-era Chicago at her grandmother's house in the country. While grandma Dowdel is gruff and no-nonsense, she soon enlists Mary Alice in her schemes to influence neighbors - some who are friends, some who are enemies. This hilarious book is great to read aloud, and it will leave both adults and kids in stitches.


5 out of 5 stars Very Nice   February 28, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is one of the best books I have ever read, and cried at the end.

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