A Year Down Yonder
By Richard Peck
A linked series of vignettes set in rural Illinois during the Depression, A Year Down Yonder tells the story of fifteen-year-old Mary Alice who leaves Chicago to spend a year with Grandma Dowdel. Her initial apprehension about life in a small town with a scheming old woman gradually gives way to admiration and love as she recognizes the warm heart behind Grandma's shenanigans.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2001 (Medal Winner)
- Age: Older
- Format: Book
- ISBN: 0-8037-2518-3