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A Long Way from Chicago
A Novel in Stories
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A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
Author:
Peck, Richard
Title:
A long way from Chicago
a novel in stories
a novel in stories
Imprint:
New York : - Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages:
148
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780803722903, 0803722907, 0141303522, 0142401102, 0439240921
Language:
English
Awards & Distinctions:
Newbery Honor, 1999.
Lexile Number:
750
Notes:
Also published by Puffin Books,1998.
Reissued by Puffin Modern Classics in 2004 with ISBN 0142401102.
Prologue -- Shotgun Cheatham's last night above ground -- The mouse in the milk -- A one-woman crime wave -- The day of judgement -- The phantom brakeman -- Things with wings -- Centennial summer -- The troop train.
Reissued by Puffin Modern Classics in 2004 with ISBN 0142401102.
Prologue -- Shotgun Cheatham's last night above ground -- The mouse in the milk -- A one-woman crime wave -- The day of judgement -- The phantom brakeman -- Things with wings -- Centennial summer -- The troop train.
Statement of responsibility:
Richard Peck
Characteristics:
148 p. ;,22 cm.
Author (Original Script):
Peck, Richard
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Puppet Interviews Richard Peck
The City Library's spokespuppet, Earl E. Literacy, interviews author Richard Peck at the King's English Bookshop.
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Add a CommentI it a very good book for kids. It is very informal about the characters which really made you feel like you are in the book which is great.