A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

A Year Down Yonder

A Long Way from Chicago #2

Richard Peck

130 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade funny lighthearted medium-paced
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Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole long year with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up ...

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Community Reviews

4.01
based on 2,247 reviews

Moods

funny: 92%

lighthearted: 81%

adventurous: 39%

hopeful: 18%

emotional: 15%

relaxing: 13%

inspiring: 10%

reflective: 7%

informative: 5%

Pace

48% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
60% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

73% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
82% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

10% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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