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| Genre/Form: | Fiction Juvenile fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school, Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard Peck |
| ISBN: | 9780803730823 0803730829 |
| OCLC Number: | 275150801 |
| Notes: | A companion novel to: A long way from Chicago and A year down yonder. |
| Awards: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010 |
| Description: | 164 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Locked and loaded -- Revival dust -- The boy next door -- The figure at the window -- The afternoon of the turtle -- The haunted melon patch -- Fuss and feathers -- Indian summer -- Homecoming day, and night -- One too many -- Blazing pumpkin -- Come, ye thankful people, come -- Selective service -- Season of secrets and surprises -- The gift -- A Christmas wedding -- A visit from Saint Nick. |
| Responsibility: | Richard Peck ; [art by Brandon Dorman]. |
Abstract:
Relates the surprising gifts bestowed on twelve-year-old Bob Barnhart and his family, who have recently moved to a small Illinois town in 1958, by their larger-than-life neighbor, Mrs. Dowdel.
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Another fabuous Richard Peck book
Another fabuous Richard Peck book about growing up in the 1950's and getting into all kinds of adventures.
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