num_pages: 160
description: Meet the unforgettable Grandma Dowdel! Each summer over the nine years of the Depression, Joey and his sister, Mary Alice -- two city slickers from Chicago -- make their annual visit to Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that it’s far from sleepy... and Grandma is far from typical. From seeing their first corpse (and he isn't resting easy) to helping Grandma trespass, pinch property, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry -- all in one day -- Joey and Mary Alice have nine summers they'll never forget!
language: English
title: A Long Way From Chicago
titlecomplete: A Long Way From Chicago (Long Way from Chicago, #1)
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Family, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 33916
places: Illinois
series: A Long Way from Chicago
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature
publisher: Scholastic, Inc.