A season of gifts

Peck, Richard 1934- (Author).

Summary: Overview: One of children's literature's most memorable characters returns in this Christmastime companion to the Newbery Medal-winning A Year Down Yonder and Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago. The eccentric, larger-than-life Grandma Dowdel is back in this heart-warming tale. Set 20 years after the events of A Year Down Yonder, it is now 1958 and a new family has moved in next door: a Methodist minister and his wife and kids. Soon Grandma Dowdel will work her particular brand of charm on all of them: ten-year-old Bob Barnhart, who is shy on courage in a town full of bullies; his two fascinating sisters; and even his parents, who are amazed to discover that the last house in town might also be the most vital. As Christmas rolls around, the Barnhart family realizes that they've found a true home, and a neighbor who gives gifts that will last a lifetime.

Item details

ISBN: 9780803730823
ISBN: 0803730829
Physical Description: print
regular print
164 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Copyright: ©2009

Contents / Notes

General Note:	A companion novel to: A long way from Chicago and A year down yonder.
Formatted Contents Note:	Last House In Town: -- Locked and loaded -- Revival dust -- Boy next door -- Figure at the window -- Afternoon of the turtle -- Fall Of The Year: -- Haunted melon patch -- Fuss and feathers -- Indian summer -- Homecoming day, and night -- One too many -- Blazing pumpkin -- E'er The Winter Storms Begin: -- Come, ye thankful people, come -- Selective service -- Season of secrets and surprises -- Gift -- Christmas wedding -- Visit from Saint Nick -- Epilogue.
Target Audience Note:	Interest age level : Ages 10-14.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 4.6 5.
Awards Note:	Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010

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