Peck, Richard, 1934-2018.
A long way from Chicago : a novel in stories /
Richard Peck.
- First Edition.
- New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1998.
- 148 pages ; 20 cm.
Sequel: A year down yonder.
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
Newbery Medal Honor Book, 1999
0803722907
Grandmothers--Fiction.
Depressions--Fiction.--1929
Country life--Fiction.--Illinois
Illinois--Fiction.
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