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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.. 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..

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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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