A Season of Gifts
By Richard Peck
(Dial, Hardcover, 9780803730823, 176pp.)
Publication Date: September 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Large Print (March 2010), Compact Disc (September 22, 2009)
Categories: Social Issues - Community & Neighborhood, Humorous Stories, Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Autumn 2009 Kids' Indie Next ListThe return of one of children's literature's most memorable characters is a gift indeed.
The eccentric, forceful, big-hearted Grandma Dowdel is the star of the Newbery Medal-winning A Year Down Yonder and Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago. And it turns out that her story isn't over--not even close.
It is now 1958, and a new family has moved in next door to Mrs. Dowdel: a Methodist minister and his wife and kids. Soon Mrs. Dowdel will work her particular brand of charm--or medicine, depending on who you're asking--on all of them: ten-yearold Bob, who is shy on courage in a town full of bullies; his two fascinating sisters; and even Bob's two parents, who are amazed to discover that the last house in town might also be the most vital.
As Christmas rolls around, the Barnhart family realizes that they've found a true home--and a neighbor who gives gifts that will last a lifetime.
Richard Peck is the first children's author ever to receive a National Humanities Medal. He lives in New York City.
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