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My sister recommended this book to me after she read it in her book...more...]]> 30701694 1090413 1351479 0803722907 9780803722903 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182927907m/1351479.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182927907s/1351479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1351479.A_Long_Way_from_Chicago_A_Novel_in_Stories 4.14 35 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, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry -- all in one day. And there's more, as Joey and Mary Alice make seven summer trips to Grandma's -- each one funnier than the year before -- in self-contained chapters that readers can enjoy as short stories or take together for a rollicking good novel. In the tradition of American humorists from Mark Twain to Flannery O'Connor, popular author Richard Peck has created a memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining. Richard Peck lives in New York City.]]> 1998 4 1 false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 14:11:23 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 11:57:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49548585 147532 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 5 0 false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 07:54:41 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 08:33:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 81028795 2758499 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 1 false Mon Dec 14 18:14:16 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 15 09:41:00 -0800 2009 My first favorite part...more...]]> 74286238 108757 900772 0307243206 9780307243201 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179295853m/900772.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179295853s/900772.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/900772.A_Long_Way_from_Chicago 3.64 11
August 1929: They see their first corpse, and he isn't resting easy.
August 1930: The Cowgilll boys terrorize the town, and Grandma fights back with a dead mouse and a bottle of milk.
August 1931: Joey and Mary Alice help Grandma to trespass, pinch property, poach, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry--all in one day.

And there's more--much more--as Joey and Mary Alice make seven summer trips to Grandma's, each one funnier and more surprising than the year before. In the grand storytelling tradition of American humorists from Mark Twain to Flannelly O'Connor, Richard Peck has created a memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining. And year round, you are sure to enjoy your stay with them.]]> 1998 5 1 false Mon Oct 12 11:07:18 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 11:34:03 -0700 2009
It was perfect. Funny at times that we both burst out laughing. Awesome sense of place and time, wond...more...]]> 57088852 297686 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 0 false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 15:18:54 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 15:23:34 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 40391832 1780629 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 1 false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:49:05 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:50:30 -0800 2008 45894965 1879178 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 0 false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 20:21:35 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 12:00:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1123489 80407 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 1 false Wed May 09 10:40:10 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:10:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 14175480 858670 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 1 1 false Wed Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 11:09:23 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 13:40:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 36780950 840928 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 0 false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 16:53:56 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 16:37:24 -0800 2008 Wh...more...]]> 65911957 1542839 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 16:03:22 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:23:28 -0700 2009
The star of the stories is Grandma. She is smart as hell, t...more...]]> 31396055 614856 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 1 false Wed Aug 27 21:14:24 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 21:16:59 -0700 2008 35779686 998761 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 5 1 false Mon Oct 20 13:06:53 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 13:08:27 -0700 2008 78825833 1446640 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 24 01:07:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 07:52:03 -0800 2009
I loved the wild antics of eccentric Grandma Dowdell and found it literally laugh out loud funny.

I started reading it between classes in the library. I was in ...more...]]> 75680025 2756404 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 3 0 false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 11:22:23 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 11:47:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 75288104 160497 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 0 false Wed Oct 21 14:26:47 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:35:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 46630109 1779363 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 1 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 17 08:29:32 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:33:11 -0800 2009 29527799 1033091 39963 0142401102 9780142401101 522 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494m/39963.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169347494s/39963.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39963.A_Long_Way_From_Chicago 4.06 2580 1998 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 07 11:22:58 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 12:56:45 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=39963