{"product_id":"a-long-way-from-chicago-a-novel-in-stories-9780803722903","title":"A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e by Peck, Richard. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780803722903.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Newbery Honor Winner and National Book Award Finalist is an unforgettable modern classic and features the debut of the larger-than-life Grandma Dowdel\n\nWhat happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice—two city slickers from Chicago—make their annual summer visits to Grandma Dowdels seemingly sleepy Illinois town?\nAugust 1929: They see their first corpse, and he isnt resting easy.\nAugust 1930: The Cowgill boys terrorize the town, and Grandma fights back.\nAugust 1931: Joey and Mary Alice help Grandma trespass, poach, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry—all in one day.\n\nAnd theres more, as Joey and Mary Alice make seven summer trips to Grandmas—each one funnier than the year before—in self-contained chapters that readers can enjoy as short stories or take together for a rip-roaringly good novel. In the tradition of American humorists from Mark Twain to Flannery OConnor, popular author Richard Peck has created a memorable world filled with characters who, like Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining.\n\nNewbery Honor Winner\nNational Book Award Finalist\nALA Best Book for Young Adults\nALA Notable Book\nNew York Times Best Seller\n\n“A rollicking celebration of an eccentric grandmother and childhood memories.”—School Library Journal (starred review)\n\n“A novel that skillfully captures the nuances of small-town life […] Remarkable and fine.”—Kirkus (starred review)\n\n“Fresh, warm and anything but ordinary.”—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45254465028149,"sku":"ByrdShop_0803722907","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780803722903_768987d6-05ce-467d-9789-2adbb38489ca.jpg?v=1779960275","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-long-way-from-chicago-a-novel-in-stories-9780803722903","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}