A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck

A Long Way from ChicagoJoey and his sister Mary Alice are forced to spend each summer of the years 1929-1935 in an Illinois hick town with their grandma. As you can imagine, they don’t find the prospect too appealing. In fact, since they are worldly Chicagoans, they are sure they will be bored out of their skulls. But nothing could be farther from the truth. At Grandma’s they end up being in the same room as a rising corpse, witness the town sheriff inebriated and dancing around in his underwear, and take a coveted airplane ride. And those are only a few of the crazy situations that Grandma gets them into. This book would be a great read-aloud to share with your younger brother or sister.

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  1. THis book is great for all ages. Joey and Mary Alice never having a boring day with they’re trigger happy Gradma. I believe the sequel to this is A Year Down Yonder.

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