A Year Down Yonder (2001)

Fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sent to live for a year in her grandmother's quiet Illinois town, but life with Grandma Dowdel is anything but ordinary. Known for stirring up trouble and surprising everyone around her, Grandma turns even the simplest moments into unforgettable adventures.

From the beloved world first introduced in A Long Way from Chicago, Richard Peck brings Mary Alice and her unforgettable grandmother back for another round of witty, laugh-out-loud escapades. Full of moonlit schemes, unexpected romances, and plenty of small-town mischief, this delightful sequel proves that a year with Grandma is never predictable.

Winner of the 2001 Newbery Medal