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A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)

A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)

by Richard Peck

Book Details

Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2004
Language: en
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9780142401101
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Confidence: 75%

Content Intensity

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💥ViolenceVery low
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❤️Love & RomanceNone
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🧠Mental HealthVery low
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💬!*$#LanguageNone
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🍷🚬Substance UseNone
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😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

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🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
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🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
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🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
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Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

<b>Follow a brother and sister in this coming-of-age tale filled with heart, history, and just the right amount of trouble!</b><br><br>When Joey and his sister Mary Alice leave Chicago to spend the summer with their Grandma Dowdel, they expect a quiet visit in a sleepy country town. Instead, they get nine summers of jaw-dropping surprises, laugh-out-loud mischief, and moments that will change them forever. Grandma may be older than dirt and tougher than a rusty tractor, but she’s got a heart of gold—and a habit of teaching life lessons in unexpected (and hilarious) ways. . .

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionFamilySiblingsHistoricalUnited States20th CenturyShort Stories
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