Night Elf Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I don't know how to find that thread. I recommended the book to someone and she asked about the fact that it was a sequel. The first book is called A Long Way to Chicago. I am rereading it and it's good too! It's written from the point of view of Joey as he and his sister, Mary Alice, would go visit their Grandma Dowdel each summer. A Year Down Yonder is only Mary Alice as she lived with her grandma for a school year. I can heartily recommend both! They're by Richard Peck. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I first read A Long Way to Chicago years ago and loved it. For a long time I seeiously considered naming a daughter Mary Alice. 😆 I can't remember if I ever read the sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu822 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 A Season of Gifts carries on the story of Grandma Dowdel as well. :) When I was in graduate school, my children's lit class required storytelling. A chapter from A Long Way From Chicago is what I chose...The Mouse in the Milk. I went on to retell it in quite a few schools. :lol: I've always loved Richard Peck, from Blossom Culp onward! Fair Weather, The Teacher's Funeral, and Here Lies the Librarian are some of my favorites too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 We really enjoyed this series as well & I always recommend it as a read aloud. Sometimes we were crying we'd laugh so hard. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 It wasn't me, but thanks for the book suggestion. I just added to to my audio book wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 My kids love this book so much that we check it out EVERY YEAR from our library to kick off our fall "back to school" traditions. You can imagine our collective glee when we were driving through rural Illinois (or Indiana, I can't exactly remember) and drove over a bridge labelled . . . KICKAPOO CREEK! :lol: We loved the sweetness of the 3rd book, too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 And while we're at it, another *crying actual tears screaming with laughter* favorite along the same lines (and from the same era of my personal middle school reading) is Gordon Korman's War with Mr. Wizzle. No highbrow lit this, but . . . yeah, it can pull you out of a funk and get you howling with glee on a dark rainy winter night. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) Whoops. Thumb slipped. I don't actually have any input to offer :blushing: Edited April 21, 2017 by Barb_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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