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A Long Way from Chicago (A Long Way from Chicago #1)
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Publisher
Age Range
8+
Release Date
September 03, 2014
ISBN
0142401102
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Join Joey and his sister Mary Alice as they spend nine unforgettable summers with the worst influence imaginable--their grandmother!
User reviews
A Great Book
Overall rating
4.0
Plot/Characters/Writing Style
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
0.0
Reader reviewed by zach rox
Summary
A kid named Joe spends a week with his grandma each summer in his childhood. Every summer is filled with action, adventure, excitement, laughs, and kittens.
Opinion
I believe this was an intriguing novel because of all the funny things Grandma does. For example, she puts a mouse in container of milk to frame Cowgill's Dairy and many other things.
Recommendation
I would recommend this book to people who have a sense of humor and enjoys funny books.
A Very Good Book
Overall rating
3.0
Plot/Characters/Writing Style
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
0.0
Reader reviewed by Grace
This book is about Joe (Joey) and his sister, Mary Alice, when they go to their Grandma Dowdel's house. They do lots of crazy things there, like seeing a dead body for the first time, or helping their grandma trespass!
I think that it is a very good book.WARNING, if you want to fully understand the book, you should read it slowly becaus every chapter is a differint year.
I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction and/or comedy books.
This book is about Joe (Joey) and his sister, Mary Alice, when they go to their Grandma Dowdel's house. They do lots of crazy things there, like seeing a dead body for the first time, or helping their grandma trespass!
I think that it is a very good book.WARNING, if you want to fully understand the book, you should read it slowly becaus every chapter is a differint year.
I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction and/or comedy books.
Very Funny
Overall rating
4.0
Plot/Characters/Writing Style
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
0.0
Reader reviewed by Eliot
This book has 7 chapters that all tell about a different summer where Joe and Merry Alice visit there adventurous grandma Ms. Dowdel. Each year they have they have another adventure such as the year they go on a crime spree.
This a very good book that is extreamly funny at one point the two oldest settlers battle it out and at another Grandma Dowdel blows up the local trouble makers feet. It also was a newberry honor book in 1998.
If you like books like Artemis Fowl and Theres a Girl in The Boys Bathroom you are sure to love this one.
This book has 7 chapters that all tell about a different summer where Joe and Merry Alice visit there adventurous grandma Ms. Dowdel. Each year they have they have another adventure such as the year they go on a crime spree.
This a very good book that is extreamly funny at one point the two oldest settlers battle it out and at another Grandma Dowdel blows up the local trouble makers feet. It also was a newberry honor book in 1998.
If you like books like Artemis Fowl and Theres a Girl in The Boys Bathroom you are sure to love this one.
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