A Year Down Yonder

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megcampbell3, November 4, 2007 (view all comments by megcampbell3)
A sequel to Peck's "A Long Way From Chicago", "A Year Down Yonder" was a much better book than its predecessor. It isn't that "A Long Way From Chicago" wasn't a good book, it's just that, somehow, the soul of its sequel feels much more present on the page. Mary Alice is our first person narrator, and rather than telling us a series of stories over the course of several summers (as in the first book where her brother Joey is the narrator), she has moved (from Chicago) in with Grandma Dowdel (in rural Illinois) for a year to wait out the depths of the Great Depression. The stories are full of history, and rough-around-the-edges Grandma Dowdel is full of humanity (but always behind a facade). "A Year Down Yonder" is a great bedtime chapter-book read-aloud for ages 8 to 12. There's always a good place to stop to leave the kids hanging!

"A Year Down Yonder" is a stand-alone book, but the reader's enjoyment is definitely expanded by reading "A Long Way From Chicago" first.

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Jenn, August 28, 2006 (view all comments by Jenn)
Mary Alice is sent to live with her grandmother in a small town, very different from the Chicago city life to which Mary Alice has grown accustomed. Small-town happenings are quite different, and Mary Alice soon adjusts, which is hard because everyone in town is scared of her grandmother!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780142300701

Author:

Peck, Richard

Author:

Freeman, Don

Publisher:

Puffin Books

Location:

New York

Subject:

General

Subject:

Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General

Subject:

Country life

Subject:

Depressions

Subject:

Grandmothers

Subject:

Illinois

Subject:

Historical - United States - 20th Century

Subject:

Depressions -- 1929.

Subject:

Children s-General

Copyright:

2002

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series:

Puffin Novel

Series Volume:

02-1

Publication Date:

20021231

Binding:

MASS MARKET

Grade Level:

from 5 up to 8

Language:

English

Illustrations:

YES

Pages:

144

Dimensions:

7.73x5.08x.40 in. .27 lbs.

Age Level:

09-12