Peck, R. (2000). A year down yonder. New York: Scholastic.
In the book A Year Down Yonder the character Mary Alice has to leave her life in Chicago to go live with her grandma in a small town during the Great Depression. Mary Alice has visited Grandma in the past, but only for a week every summer, and never without her brother. Mary Alice is used to life in the city with her parents and when she goes to Grandma's she has to adapt to life in the country. While staying with Grandma Dowdel, Mary Alice learns many life-lessons, and comes to love her grandma more than she ever imagined.
This book is a sequel to A Long Way From Chicago. Both books include the crazy antics of Grandma and her small town life. This book teacher children about history, survival, different cultures, and ethics.
In the book A Year Down Yonder the character Mary Alice has to leave her life in Chicago to go live with her grandma in a small town during the Great Depression. Mary Alice has visited Grandma in the past, but only for a week every summer, and never without her brother. Mary Alice is used to life in the city with her parents and when she goes to Grandma's she has to adapt to life in the country. While staying with Grandma Dowdel, Mary Alice learns many life-lessons, and comes to love her grandma more than she ever imagined.
This book is a sequel to A Long Way From Chicago. Both books include the crazy antics of Grandma and her small town life. This book teacher children about history, survival, different cultures, and ethics.
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