A Long Way from Chicago
A Long Way from Chicago

A Long Way from Chicago

by Richard Peck

SOAR's Pick
New York Times Library Recommend Newbery

Description

What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice -- two city slickers from Chicago -- make their annual summer visits to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town? 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.

Grade

5-6

Pages

148

Genre

Historical Fiction

AR Level

5.0

Lexile

750L