A long way from Chicago: A novel in stories
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Book Description
What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice -- two city slickers from Chicago -- make their annual summer visits to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town? August 1929: They see their first corpse, and he isn't resting easy.
August 1930: The Cowgill boys terrorize the town, and Grandma fights back. August 1931: Joey and Mary Alice help Grandma trespass, poach, ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Scholastic, Inc. |
Binding | Hardcover (34 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 148 |
ISBN-10 | 0439135869 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0439135863 |
Publication Date | /1999 |
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3/17/2008 Siri Feeney said: Grandma Dowdell is my hero. I want to be like her when I grow up.
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
5/1/2007 Abby Joy said: Excellent YA book. Fully of great history, humor and emotion.
tags: I recommend
tags: I recommend
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