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A Long Way From Chicago
by: Richard Peck
1999 Newbery Honor Book
 Richard Peck writes
about the adventures
of Mary Alice and her
brother Joey, while
on summer vacation
with their Grandma.
 Meet Grandma Dowdel,
a hilariously zany old
lady.
 Mary Alice and Joey
spend 7 summers with
her, each one funnier
than the last.
 Grandma is a one-woman crime wave!
 Joey and Mary Alice
are rightfully apprehensive
about being towed along
for the ride.
 Visit this sleepy Illinois town today.
A Year Down Yonder
by: Richard Peck
2001 Newbery Medal Winner
 The
sequel to A
Long Way From
Chicago.
 Mary
Alice gets to
spend a WHOLE
YEAR down
yonder with
Grandma!
 As Mary Alice boards the
train which will take her to
meet her grandma, her
mother whispers “better
you than me!”
 Come along and join one
of Grandma’s crazy
schemes. You just might
be glad you did!
 Can you guess why
Grandma, shotgun in
hand, is chasing a less
than fully dressed
woman out of the attic
who also, by the way,
happens to be in the
grasp of a not-sofriendly snake?
 Enquiring minds want
to know!
Here Lies the Librarian
by Richard Peck
Another book from a Newbery
Award Winning Author

Her tombstone reads:
ELECTRA DIETZ
1851-1912
SHH
HERE LIES THE LIBRARIAN
AFTER YEARS OF SERVICE,
TRIED AND TRUE,
HEAVEN STAMPED HER—
OVERDUE!
The laughter continues…
 This novel, with its
quirky characters,
folksy setting, and
hilariously wild
moments, is vintage
Richard Peck.
Come along and enjoy the ride.
 Eleanor (aka “Peewee”)
and her brother Jake only
want to run their auto
shop.
 The new librarian, Irene
Ridpath, plans to turn
Peewee’s life upside
down.