![]() The third summer, Grandma Dowdel takes them to steal the sheriff's boat, go trap fishing (which is illegal), and cooks up a storm so she can feed all the vagrants that are passing through town and looking for work. The second summer, their grandmother catches a bunch of hooligan boys who have been playing pranks and blowing up outhouses (eww, guys), and she gets them in huge trouble with their father. A Long Way from Chicago takes place during the Great Depression, and each chapter spans a different year when the kids travel via train to see their eccentric, huge Grandma Dowdel.ĭuring the first summer, their grandmother holds a wake for a dead townsman and tells all sorts of tall tales to the reporters who report on his death. For one thing, Grandma Dowdel isn't your typical blue-haired granny.Īlso, it's set a long time ago. We know the drill: weird candy selection (root beer barrels, seriously?), weird smells (you know that grandma-perfume smell), and extra cookies all around.Įxcept that Joey and Mary Alice's experience is a little bit different. ![]() Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel are sent to stay with their Grandma Dowdel for a week each summer when they're kids. ![]()
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