Mary Alice and her brother have spent summers with her Grandma Dowdel in the past. Now, however, she's spending a whole year by herself with Grandma while her father looks for work and her brother is out west working on a WPA job. She doesn't know what to expect from the hick town or her outspoken grandma. All she knows is that is going to be an unusual year like nothing she's ever known before.
This sequel to the Newbery Medal book A Long Way From Chicago shares a year in the life of sixteen year old Mary Alice in a small southern Illinois town. The stories are full of hometown characters and humor. Grandma Dowdel is a woman unlike anybody else and one that you definitely want to get to know. The audio version would be great for a family car trip.
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