31 used & new from £0.01
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
A Year Down Yonder (Newbery Medal Book)
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

A Year Down Yonder (Newbery Medal Book) (Hardcover)

by Richard Peck (Author), Don Freeman (Illustrator), Steve Cieslawski (Illustrator)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


29 used from £0.01 2 collectible from £4.99
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover Order it used
Paperback 21 used & new from £0.01
Library Binding (Reprint) 7 used & new from £12.92
Hardcover (Large Print) 2 used & new from £10.03
Audio CD (Audiobook) £10.76 £9.69 17 used & new from £5.99
Turtleback 2 used & new from £4.33

Product details

  • Hardcover: 130 pages
  • Publisher: Dial Books (Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0803725183
  • ISBN-13: 978-0803725188
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.5 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,076,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

The Guardian

'Peck's brilliant book has the polecat reek of authentic American fiction' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Review

Richard Peck's A YEAR DOWN YONDER is the winner of the 2001 John Newbery Medal, awarded by the American Library Association. This is the most prestigious children's book award in the USA, honoring outstanding writing for children. A YEAR DOWN YONDER is Peck's sequel to A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO, for which he received the Newbery Honor Award in 1999. 'Peck's brilliant book has the polecat reek of authentic American fiction' The Guardian 'A wicked sense of humour runs throughout this hugely entertaining read' The Daily Telegraph --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
preteen
newberry
literature
kids
friendship
fiction

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
5.0 out of 5 stars an authentic teenager from a time long ago, 13 Jan 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: A Year Down Yonder (Paperback)
When Mary Alice was a kid, she visited her Grandma Dowdel each summer in a little southern Illinois town & her days were packed with surprises & memories. Now she's fifteen, the Depression of the 1930s has hit her family hard & they're splitting up.

She must leave her brother, mother & father & go stay for a whole year with her Grandma who is a huge woman without an ounce of sentimentality. She keeps a loaded ancient rifle behind her front door, has a magical way of making money, a surefire way of dealing with Trick or Treaters & a snake in her attic!

Written in the voice of an exasperated & quickwitted youngster, A Year Down Yonder is fast, funny & touching. Mary Alice learns a lot about relationships, loyalty & living well when times are hard. She also meets the boy who will, in time, become her husband.

This book has an authentic feel & give us a fascinating glimpse of a time long ago. As an example of Richard Peck's craft, & he's written a lot of books, it's very well done!

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
4.0 out of 5 stars I thought this was a great book for teens., 2 Feb 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: A Year Down Yonder (Paperback)
I think this is a great book for almost anyone. It is about a girl who is sent to live with her trigger happy grandmother who has somewhat of weird reputaion. It is sort of a growing up kinda book with a lot of comedy, the reason i would only give this book four out of ten is because at the ending suddnly turns sad. It was a great book a little diffrent and little less funny than a long way from chicago.

reed age 12

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject














i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.