NewberyA Year Down Yonder
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Book · Young Adult
A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories
a novel in stories
by Richard Peck
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About the book
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
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