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A Year Down Yonder...

12/9/2013

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Grandma Dowdel is a force.
She’s not much for talk, but she rarely lacks action.
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A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck.
  When her grandchildren come to visit, they slowly learn that country life (outside of Chicago during the depression) is anything but boring. In fact, there are remarkable lessons to be learned if you just stick with Grandma Dowdel and pay close attention.

    Simultaneously the town outcast and the town leader, Grandma Dowdel will remind you what’s important. She’ll keep you humble. She’ll set things right.... and this will all occur when you least expect it.

      While reading these books, I couldn’t help but think of the great-aunts who both boss me around and endlessly love me. As a child, I wasn’t always sure where we were going, but I was happy to follow, because I knew the destination would be unlike anything I had seen before.

    I hope one day, I’ll have my own chance to be a wise (and spirited) grandma. It’d be a great blessing to have a life of love, strength, and a bit of mischief... all for the greater good.


    Fabulous Middle School reading for both boys and girls: Check out Richard Peck's magical writing.


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