Grandma Dowdell is back! If you enjoyed A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way From Chicago (Newberry Award and Honor books) you will enjoy the country comedic style of yet another book told from the minister's son about his experiences moving to this hick town.
From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 5–8—It's been a long while since readers last enjoyed a season with Grandma Dowdel, and what a startling, hilarious, and touching season it is. It is now 1958, a time when Elvis is king and the glow of television sets has replaced sitting on the porch for an evening. Yet as much as things have changed, Mrs. Dowdel has remained pretty much the same, living alone in the last house in town, pushing 90 and still toting her rifle, cooking up a storm and taking down the neighborhood hoodlums. What's new are the PKs (preacher's kids) who've moved in next door, including the 12-year-old narrator, Bob Barnhardt, an unassertive boy who has the misfortune of being welcomed to town in a most unneighborly fashion. Mrs. Dowdel intervenes and helps out the Barnhardts in her own inimitable way, proving herself as clever, capable, and downright amazing as ever and allowing Bob and his family to see just what a gift of a neighbor she is. With a storyteller's sure tone, Peck has once again created a whole world in one small Illinois town, a place where the folksy wisdom and generosity of one gruff old woman can change lives.—Teri Markson, Los Angeles Public Library END --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.- Reading level: Ages 9-12
- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Puffin; Reprint edition (October 14, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0142417297
- ISBN-13: 978-0142417294
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