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A Year Down Yonder


No. of pages 160

Published: 2000

Great for age 6-12 years

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The hilarious and moving sequel to the award-winning A Long Way From Chicago...It is Autumn 1937 and although the Depression has lifted, Mary Alice is leaving Chicago to live with her Grandma Dowdel. Now that her big brother, Joey, has flown the nest, Mary Alice will be all on her own with Grandma - an ominous prospect. After all, Mary Alice is a city girl - and Grandma's hick-town doesn't even have a picture show! Starting at the local school is tough. Mary Alice is homesick and out of place. Living with Grandma's explosive nature is harder still. But the good times are the best she's ever known, and Mary Alice comes to realise that she and Grandma have more in common than she thought . . .

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Richard Peck lives in New York City. His extensive list of honors includes the Newbery Medal, the Edgar Award, the Margaret A. Edwards Award, and the National Humanities Medal. He has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.

Richard Peck's A YEAR DOWN YONDER is the winner of the 2001 John Newbery Medal, awarded by the American Library Association. This is the most prestigious children's book award in the USA, honoring outstanding writing for children. A YEAR DOWN YONDER is Peck's sequel to A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO, for which he received the Newbery Honor Award in 1999.

'Peck's brilliant book has the polecat reek of authentic American fiction' The Guardian

'A wicked sense of humour runs throughout this hugely entertaining read' The Daily Telegraph