A Long Way From Chicago - Richard PeckNewbery Honor Book
Puffin Books
ISBN: 0-8037-2290-7
My rating: 5 out of 5
I thoroughly enjoyed "A Long Way From Chicago." Each chapter is self-contained, covering one summer trip taken by Joey and Mary Alice to see their grandmother, which makes for easy reading; especially if do not have time to read a lot in one sitting. The best character, hands down, is the grandmother. She is kind, witty, old-fashioned, and in a way, her character contains some aspect of everyone's own grandmother. Richard Peck does an excellent job of showing how Joey and Mary Alice grow and mature year after year. "A Long Way From Chicago" is funny, well-written, and very touching all at the same time. I would definitely recommend that teachers feature this book in their classroom libraries.
1 comment:
I liked this book when I was in middle school. And I'm pretty sure this author is from Decatur!
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