Its a fine book, but the beginning is pretty bad.
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A Long Way from Chicago: a Novel in Stories
(1998, Fiction - Humor, Written by Richard Peck)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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A hilarious look at summer in the country.
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for Ages 9 and Up
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About A Long Way from Chicago: a Novel in Stories
Parents need to know that this novel is set in small-town Illinois during the Great Depression, which might prompt some curiosity about the time period and the challenges it created for American families. Grandma Dowdel has some unorthodox methods for achieving justice that you wouldn't necessarily want your own kids to emulate, but they're all presented with a sense of fun and outlandishness. That means that, as a role model, she's meant to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the historical realities of the Great Depression and what it must have been like to be a young person during that time. If you had grown up in the 1930s, where would you have preferred to live -- in Chicago or in rural Illinois? What are some of the ways in which life would have been different in the big city vs. the country?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
Booooooooooring
- I rate this title iffy for age 3 and give it
BORING
i read this in second grade and it wqas good but by fifth grade it becomes boring
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
well done
i don't particularly like this type of book (back-in-my-day-a-cheeseburger-was-a-nickel) but this book was really well done. well written, entertaining, and just plain funny. really goos.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
I want to read!
I havent read this book, but i think is going to be interesting. Just like jokes!!
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
BORING
this book is so boring and i did not enjoy it but i was required to read it for school. SO DULL
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