A Year Down Yonder

Richard Peck

About this book

Mary Alice remembers childhood summers packed with drama. At fifteen, she faces a whole long year with feisty Grandma Dowdel, well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else. All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out . . . better not.

Subjects

  • age:max:12
  • age:min:9
  • award:newbery_award
  • grade:max:7
  • grade:min:3
  • juvenile
  • lexile:670
  • lexile_range:601-700
  • reading level-grade 4
  • reading level-grade 5
  • reading level-grade 6
  • reading level-grade 7
  • reading level-grade 8