A Long Way from Chicago - (Puffin Modern Classics) by Richard Peck (Paperback)

About the Book

Readers can join Joey and his sister Mary Alice as they spend nine unforgettable summers with the worst influence imaginable--their grandmother--in this repackaged edition of Peck's classic novel.

Book Synopsis

Follow a brother and sister in this coming-of-age tale filled with heart, history, and just the right amount of trouble!

When Joey and his sister Mary Alice leave Chicago to spend the summer with their Grandma Dowdel, they expect a quiet visit in a sleepy country town. Instead, they get nine summers of jaw-dropping surprises, laugh-out-loud mischief, and moments that will change them forever. Grandma may be older than dirt and tougher than a rusty tractor, but she's got a heart of gold--and a habit of teaching life lessons in unexpected (and hilarious) ways. . .

Review Quotes

A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories. ("School Library Journal", starred review)

"A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories"

About the Author

RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O'Dell Award for The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn BookAward Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher's Funeral. He was the first children's author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.