A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck
Illustrator: not illustrated
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Subgenre: Chapter Book
Themes: Country Life, Family, Change, History
Primary and Secondary Characters: Primary - Mary Alice Dowdel and Grandma Dowdel
Secondary - Mr. Fluke, Mildred Burdick, Ina-Rae Gage, Miss. Butler, Carleen Lovejoy, Royce McNabb, Bootsie the cat, Augie Fluke
Summary: Forced to leave Chicago, Mary Alice Dowdel moves to the small town of Wabash, Illinois to live with her grandma. Mary Alice would soon discover what life was really like in Wabash and learn all about the town's people. She would get to know who fearsome Grandma Dowdel really is.
How this book could be used to teach students: Entertaining way to show student that change can be a good thing.
A little extra: A Year Down Yonder is a sequel to the Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago. I give it two thumbs up.
Primary and Secondary Characters: Primary - Mary Alice Dowdel and Grandma Dowdel
Secondary - Mr. Fluke, Mildred Burdick, Ina-Rae Gage, Miss. Butler, Carleen Lovejoy, Royce McNabb, Bootsie the cat, Augie Fluke
Award(s): Newbery Medal Book (2001)
Date Published: 2000
Publishing Company: Dial Books for Young Readers
Summary: Forced to leave Chicago, Mary Alice Dowdel moves to the small town of Wabash, Illinois to live with her grandma. Mary Alice would soon discover what life was really like in Wabash and learn all about the town's people. She would get to know who fearsome Grandma Dowdel really is.
How this book could be used to teach students: Entertaining way to show student that change can be a good thing.
A little extra: A Year Down Yonder is a sequel to the Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago. I give it two thumbs up.
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