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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