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A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
 
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A Long Way from Chicago: A Masterpiece of Story-telling!

Date of Review:  Feb 10, 2001
The Bottom Line: This 1999 Newbery Honor book appeals to young people and adults. It has it all: Hilarious and outrageous story-telling, plus lovable and memorable characters.
Review: Richard Peck has authored more than 20 books for young people. Until a few months ago, though, when Peck was awarded the 2000 Newbery for his latest book, A Year Down Yonder, I'd never heard of the man. I'd been rooting for Kate DiCamillo's...
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Seven laugh-out-loud stories wrapped up...
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Sweet Nostalgia

Date of Review:  Feb 9, 2001
The Bottom Line: A real prize, no matter how you look at it.
Review: Many of my readers already know that I grew up in the farmlands of Ohio. There wasn?t much to do there. The entertainment gaps were often filled by visits from my grandparents. As a little girl, I would often sit with my grandparents as they told me...
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'To Grandmother's House We Go!'

Date of Review:  Jun 18, 2001
The Bottom Line: This is an oddly fun, entertaining look at two young city-slicker's yearly visits to their backwoods grandmother's home.
Review: Author Richard Peck has written a wonderful series of short stories that combine to form the brilliant novel A Long Way From Chicago. Set during the years of the Great Depression in rural Illinois, young Joey Dowdel takes us on a journey with his...
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Authors Richard Peck
Narrator Ron McLarty
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1999 Newbery Medal

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  Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books: "Peck does a superb job...of tracing the tacit understanding and quiet affection that gradually grows between the children and the outwardly dour grande dame..."

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  Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers (September 01, 1998)
Measurements: 8.75"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.6 lbs.
ISBN: 9780803722903
 
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