One of the most adored characters in children's literature is the eccentric, forceful, bighearted Grandma Dowdel, star of the Newbery Award-winning A Year Down Yonder and Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago. And it turns out that her story isn't over. It's now 1958, and a new family has moved in next door to Mrs. Dowdel: a minister and his wife and kids. Soon Mrs. Dowdel will work her particular brand of charm on all of them, and they will quickly discover that the last house in town might also be the most vital.---from the publisher
166 pages 978-0142417294 Ages 9-12
Keywords: historical fiction, Christmas story, grandmother, helping others, neighbors, If You Liked A Long Way From Chicago, country life, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old,
