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A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)

A Novel in Stories

A Novel in Stories

A Novel in Stories

By Richard Peck

By Richard Peck

By Richard Peck

By Richard Peck

By Richard Peck

By Richard Peck

By Richard Peck

By Richard Peck

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Part of Puffin Modern Classics

Part of Puffin Modern Classics

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Apr 12, 2004 | ISBN 9780142401101 | Middle Grade (10 and up) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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    About A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)

    Join Joey and his sister Mary Alice as they spend nine unforgettable summers with the worst influence imaginable-their grandmother!

    About A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)

    A Newbery Honor Book

    A summer they’ll never forget.

    Each summer Joey and his sister, Mary Alice—two city slickers from Chicago—visit Grandma Dowdel’s seemingly sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that it’s far from sleepy…and Grandma is far from your typical grandmother. From seeing their first corpse (and he isn’t resting easy) to helping Grandma trespass, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry—all in one day—Joey and Mary Alice have nine summers they’ll never forget!


    “A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories.” —School Library Journal, starred review

    “Each tale is a small masterpiece of storytelling.” —The Horn Book, starred review

    “Grandma Dowdel embodies not only the heart of a small town but the spirit of an era gone by…Remarkable and fine.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    A Newbery Honor Book
    A National Book Award Finalist
    An ALA Notable Book
    An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

    About A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)

    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

    About A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)

    A Newbery Honor Book

    A summer they’ll never forget.

    Each summer Joey and his sister, Mary Alice—two city slickers from Chicago—visit Grandma Dowdel’s seemingly sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that it’s far from sleepy…and Grandma is far from your typical grandmother. From seeing their first corpse (and he isn’t resting easy) to helping Grandma trespass, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry—all in one day—Joey and Mary Alice have nine summers they’ll never forget!


    “A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories.” —School Library Journal, starred review

    “Each tale is a small masterpiece of storytelling.” —The Horn Book, starred review

    “Grandma Dowdel embodies not only the heart of a small town but the spirit of an era gone by…Remarkable and fine.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    A Newbery Honor Book
    A National Book Award Finalist
    An ALA Notable Book
    An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

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    About Richard Peck

    RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a… More about Richard Peck

    About Richard Peck

    RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a… More about Richard Peck

    About Richard Peck

    RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a… More about Richard Peck

    About Richard Peck

    RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a… More about Richard Peck

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 12, 2004 | 160 Pages | 5 x 7 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780142401101

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Sep 30, 1999 | 176 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780141303529

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Sep 01, 1998 | 160 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780803722903

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Oct 01, 2000 | 176 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101664360

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