A Year Down Yonder

A Year Down Yonder
Author	Richard Peck
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Children's novel historical fiction
Publisher	Dial Books
Publication date	October 2000
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	144 pp (first edition, hardback)130 pp (2000)
ISBN	ISBN 0-8037-2518-3 (first edition, hardback)
Preceded by	A Long Way from Chicago

A Year Down Yonder is a novel by Richard Peck that won the Newbery Medal in 2001. It is a sequel to A Long Way from Chicago, which itself received a Newbery Honor.

In the book, Mary Alice takes the train from Chicago to spend a year with her Grandma Dowdel, whose actions resemble an old-fashioned Tyler Perry's Madea character. Set in 1937, 15-year-old Mary Alice and her grandmother experience funny and exciting adventures in a small town in central Illinois possibly Montecello. Mary Alice runs into many troubles and hardships in the small town, like bullies, and adapting to the new way of life. Mary Alice spends a whole year at her Grandma Dowdel's home trying her best to fit in.

Preceded by Bud, Not Buddy	Newbery Medal recipient 2001	Succeeded by A Single Shard

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