A year down yonder
In 1937, during the Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, initially apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois, gradually begins to better understand and admire her grandmother's unusual qualities.
| Main Author: | Peck, Richard, 1934-2018. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Dial Books for Young Readers,
2000.
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| Physical Description: |
130 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series: |
Newbery Medal winner ;
2001. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In 1937, during the Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, initially apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois, gradually begins to better understand and admire her grandmother's unusual qualities. |
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| Item Description: |
Sequel to: A long way from Chicago. In 1937, during the Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, initially apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois, gradually begins to better understand and admire her grandmother's unusual qualities. Newbery Medal, 2001. Prologue -- Rich Chicago girl -- Vittles and vengeance -- A minute in the morning -- Away in a manger -- Hearts and flour -- A dangerous man -- Gone with the wind -- Ever after. Accelerated Reader 4.5. Reading Counts! 4.9. Delta County:$17.00. |
| Physical Description: |
130 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Awards: |
Newbery Medal, 2001. |
| ISBN: |
0803725183 9780803725188 |