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A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories

by Richard Peck

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ISBN13: 9780141303529
ISBN10: 0141303522
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Each summer throughout the nine years of the Great Depression, Joey and his sister Mary Alice from Chicago visit their grandmother's sleepy Illinois town. Each summer they discover a visit to Grandma Dowdel's is far from typical.

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Each summer over the nine years of the Depression, Joey and his sister Mary Alice--two city slickers from Chicago--make their annual summer visit to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find it's far from sleepy and Grandma is far from your typical grandmother.
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smithkc, December 5, 2006 (view all comments by smithkc)
A long way from Chicago is a powerfully written book. It has many adventures and is sometimes humorous. People of all ages would like this book.
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ISBN:
9780141303529
Subtitle:
A Novel in Stories
Author:
Peck, Richard
Publisher:
Puffin Books
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Family - Multigenerational
Subject:
Lifestyles - Country Life
Subject:
Country life
Subject:
Depressions
Subject:
Grandmothers
Subject:
Illinois
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Depressions -- 1929.
Series Volume:
106-397
Publication Date:
October 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
148
Dimensions:
774x506x50 32
Age Level:
10-UP
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