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A Year Down Yonder By: Richard Peck

A Year Down Yonder By: Richard Peck. Genre. The genre is family because Mary Alice’s dad lost his job and Mary had to go live with her grandma. . Awards . A Year Down Yonder got the John Newberry medal award for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

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A Year Down Yonder By: Richard Peck

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  1. A Year Down Yonder By: Richard Peck

  2. Genre • The genre is family because Mary Alice’s dad lost his job and Mary had to go live with her grandma.

  3. Awards • A Year Down Yonder got the John Newberry medal award for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

  4. Summary • Mary Alice’s dad loses his job, so she has to go live with her grandma in Illinois. She had to take a train to go to her grandma’s house in Illinois. Her grandma enrolls Mary into school once she gets there.

  5. Setting This story takes place in Chicago,Illinois.

  6. Characters • Mary Alice- her dad lost his job and she had to move in with her grandma • Grandma Dowdel- isn’t like most grand mothers • Ina Rae Gage- Mary Alice’s friend • Bootsie-Mary Alice’s cat • Carleen Lovejoy- The prettiest girl in school • Joey- Mary Alice’s brother

  7. Other Books Richard Peck wrote • Don’t Look and It Won’t Hurt • Dreamland Lake • Through a Brief Darkness • Father Figure • Strays Like Us • Close Enough To Touch

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