What happens when Joey
and his sister, Mary Alice -- two city slickers from Chicago -- make
their annual summer visits to Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois
town? August 1929: They see their first corpse, and he isn't resting
easy. August 1930: The Cowgill boys terrorize the town, and Grandma
fights back. August 1931: Joey and Mary Alice help Grandma trespass,
poach, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry -- all in
one day. And there's more, as Joey and Mary Alice make seven summer
trips to Grandma's -- each one funnier than the year before -- in
self-contained chapters that readers can enjoy as short stories or take
together for a rollicking good novel. In the tradition of American
humorists from Mark Twain to Flannery O'Connor, popular author Richard
Peck has created a memorable world filled with characters who, like
Grandma herself, are larger than life and twice as entertaining.
First line:
"You wouldn't think we'd have to leave Chicago to see a dead body."
Oh. My. Hilarious.
Grandma's antics and paybacks were hysterical. I loved her! And her grand kids learned a lot from her, never mind they weren't always honest. But somehow, Grandma balanced out the not-so-honest with heartwarming service.
Liked:
Grandma!
Grandma's antics
Disliked:
Got lost in some of the words but it wasn't a big deal
4 STARS
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