A Long Way From Chicago
By: Richard Peck
Published by: Puffin
160 pages
Reading Level: ages 9-12
Summary: Joey and Mary Alice are not excited to leave the busy city life for a week at grandma's down in Missouri. But boy are they in for a treat. They have no ordinary grandma who likes to sit around and nit all day. Grandma is tough as a boot, crazy, independent woman. She is very adamant about staying out of the towns business but it always seems to find her. But being the genius she is she always seems to turn the drama away from her. Whether it is holding a funeral at her home, feeding the homeless workers, or fishing illegally she is doing it. Each chapter is a story from there week at grandmas as they grow up. And in each chapter you see the children enjoy their stays even more, and even come to really love their grandma.
Personal Review: Richard Peck is one of my favorite authors. He always manages to make me laugh, and this book is no different. Such a good hardy book, with good hardy humor. This is one of those books you can turn to on a bad day to cheer you up. I can barely put it down when i read it. If you ever get the chance to read it you will not regret it.
Warning: Crude language.
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