About this title: It is Autumn, 1937, and although the Depression has lifted, Mary Alice must leave Chicago to live with her Grandma Dowdel. Because her brother has grown up and left home, Alice is alone with her grandmother but, despite feeling homesick, she soon finds she has much in common with the old lady.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780439438421ISBN:043943842X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Name "Binetti" written on bottom of book. Book Only; Audience: Children Includes Literature Circle Questions and Activities. read more
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Dial Press, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very good clean tight hardback with only very light overall wear. sticker inside front cover. pages clean and unmarked. dust jacket is very good with only very light edge rubbing and no chips or tears. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780439325431ISBN:0439325439
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. Good read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. Very good read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803725188ISBN:0803725183
Description: Freeman, Don, and Cieslawski, Steve. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. Good read more
"A Year Down Yonder (Newbery Medal Winner) is Richard Peck's sequel to A Long Way from Chicago (Newbery Honor Winner). In the original, Mary Alice and her brother Joe leave Chicago to visit their Grandma Dowdel in the farmlands of Illinois. A Year Down Yonder picks up two years later, when Mary Alice is forced to move to her grandmother's home because the 1937 recession leaves her parents unable to take care of her. This time, Mary Alice is starting a new life in a small town without the company and protection of her older brother. She is left to deal with tough Grandma Dowdel all on her own. At first, Mary Alice is embarrassed by her grandmother's rough and almost feared reputation in the community. After time, she grows to appreciate the no nonsense, hardworking life her grandmother has made for herself. Mary Alice even partakes in some of grandmother's shenanigans- camping out to sabotage the neighborhood Halloween pranksters. The school year goes by quickly and Mary Alice's parents are ready for her to return to Chicago. She is reluctant to leave the small town she has grown to love but most of all she is sad to leave her grandmother who has taught her so many things. This is an amazing story of unique relationships and the good that can come from hardship.
I listened to the audio version of this book, read by Lois Smith. Smith has performed both on and off Broadway. She has been in numerous films- Fried Green Tomatoes being the one that I recognize her from. Richard Peck wrote this story from the point of view of an older woman looking back on the past, as in phrases like "back in those days". Smith's older voice gives the story a realistic portrayal of Mary Alice actually telling about her experience years ago. Many other aspects of this text feel accurate to the late 1930's time period. Peck calls attention to even the smallest details such as his description of Mary Alice's portable radio and her Cuban healed lace up shoes. Peck, having lived in Decatur, IL reveals a geographical accuracy in his writing as well. When Mary Alice is still in Chicago, Peck gives details of the city transportation that are recognizable to readers who are familiar with the area. When Mary Alice arrives at her grandmother's, Peck focuses close attention on the sights, sounds, and smells of the country life during each of the seasons of the year. Grandma Dowdel relies heavily on the land for her food, money, and hobbies. Peck makes the simplicity of this country lifestyles appealing and interesting to any reader. Ages 9-12."
"I gave the book A Year Down Yonder a four because it was a book that got your attention. I liked this book because when Mary Alice (the main character) and her grandmother had gone to a neighbors and had got his tractor out and hit a walnut tree to get all the walnuts off the tree so her grandmother could make a walnut pie, they also took some pumpkins from some other neighbor to make pumpkin pie for the Halloween party. Also I liked the part when one of the Burdick's (some family) had replaced a real baby for a playing toy baby for the Christmas skit that they did."
"The sequel to A Long Way From Chicago, taken from the girl's perspective rather than her brother's (who only exists in this book indirectly; as a thought, and not part of the action). This is more of a traditional novel format, and not a series of vinettes like A Long Way from Chicago. It picks up a year or two after the other leaves off, when Mary Alice is sent to live with Grandma Dowdel while her parents try to get back on their feet in the midst of the Depression. This is as much fun as the first book, and Peck's careful and clever weaving of the plot is almost Wodehousian. Very, very good."
"I read this book before reading A Long Way From Chicago, the prequel to this book, however, I don't think that it mattered at all. The book was incredibly enjoyable to read and I didn't once feel as though I had missed something that had occured in the earlier book. This book is about a young girl named Mary Alice who is sent down south to live with her Grandmother when her dad loses his job and her family struggles to make ends meet during the Great Depression. At first glance, one might expect that this is going to be a cute story about a young girl's new life in a new town with her grandmother. But Grandma makes sure that it is far from simple and cute. Grandma brings incredible humor, surprise, and overall enjoyment to this story. She is far from your normal grandmother and her characterization, which is done brillantly by Richard Peck, is what makes this book so amazing. Grandma's actions and words are hysterical without necessarily trying to be overtly funny. She is a very multilayered character and the motivations behind her actions often come as a surprise. While the two characters don't ever directly talk about it, the reader gets to watch the relationship develop between Grandma and Mary Alice through through their actions throughout the book. This book would be a great read aloud for about the 3-5 grade. And it would be a great story to use to study characterization."
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