by Richard Peck
9/2012 Damn, this book makes me miss my grandma Millie. Beautifully written, hilarious and poignant in equal measure. Now I'm going to have to re-read A Long Way from Chicago too!2007 The grandmother in this book reminds me of my own irrepressible grandmother. The warm and nostalgic tone never tips ...
I really liked all three of the Mrs Dowdel stories and would be happy to read a fourth! The continuity from book to book and the character development are both great. Even though they are set in a very particular time and place there's something about them that makes them timeless.
The book wasn't bad (I really want to like it), but I was bored reading it. Definitely my least favorite Newbery.
A charming tale of a simpler time. I haven't read "A Long Way From Chicago", which was this book's prequel, but it stood well on it's own. Sentimental and comical, it's a read that's easy to love.
LOVE this book. It’s a sequel to A Long Way From Chicago, which is also nice. But A Year Down Yonder…I can’t even tell you. It’s the story of Mary Alice who has to go live with her crazy Grandma Dowdell during the Depression. It’s funny, tender, tragic, and realistically awkward, all at the same tim...
Mary Alice goes to stay with her eccentric grandmother who lives in a small town during the Great Depression. She dreads staying in the small town, but comes to love the town and her grandmother so much that she begs to stay. Grandma is the highlight of the story. She seems like a prickly character,...
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