The Resource A long way from Chicago : a novel in stories, Richard Peck
A long way from Chicago : a novel in stories, Richard Peck
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The item A long way from Chicago : a novel in stories, Richard Peck represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
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- Summary
- A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 148 pages
- Note
- Sequel: A year down yonder
- Contents
-
- Prologue
- Shotgun Cheatham's last night above ground
- The mouse in the milk
- A one-woman crime wave
- The day of judgment
- The phantom brakeman
- Things with wings
- Centennial summer
- The troop train
- Isbn
- 9780803722903
- Label
- A long way from Chicago : a novel in stories
- Title
- A long way from Chicago
- Title remainder
- a novel in stories
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Peck
- Subject
-
- trueSocial problems
- trueVacations
- trueBrothers and sisters
- Country life -- Fiction
- Country life -- Illinois -- Fiction
- Country life -- Juvenile fiction
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueDepressions -- 1929-1941
- trueFamilies
- trueGrandmother and child
- Grandmothers -- Fiction
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Illinois -- Fiction
- trueIllinois -- History -- 20th century
- Illinois -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRural life
- trueSiblings
- trueSmall town life
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1999
- Beehive Young Adult Book Award (Utah), 2001.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1999
- Awards note
- Newbery Medal Honor Book, 1999
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 083723
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1934-2018
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Peck, Richard
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- 750L
- Middle School
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG
- LC call number
- PZ7.P338
- LC item number
- Ll 1998
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 4
- 8
- Reading level
- 5
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Grandmothers
- Depressions
- Country life
- Grandmothers
- Grandmothers
- Depressions
- Depressions
- Country life
- Country life
- Illinois
- Illinois
- Illinois
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a novel in stories
- Label
- A long way from Chicago : a novel in stories, Richard Peck
- Note
- Sequel: A year down yonder
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Shotgun Cheatham's last night above ground -- The mouse in the milk -- A one-woman crime wave -- The day of judgment -- The phantom brakeman -- Things with wings -- Centennial summer -- The troop train
- Control code
- 330991
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 148 pages
- Isbn
- 9780803722903
- Lccn
- 98010953
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780803722903
- (OCoLC)38249685
- Label
- A long way from Chicago : a novel in stories, Richard Peck
- Note
- Sequel: A year down yonder
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Shotgun Cheatham's last night above ground -- The mouse in the milk -- A one-woman crime wave -- The day of judgment -- The phantom brakeman -- Things with wings -- Centennial summer -- The troop train
- Control code
- 330991
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 148 pages
- Isbn
- 9780803722903
- Lccn
- 98010953
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780803722903
- (OCoLC)38249685
Subject
- trueSocial problems
- trueVacations
- trueBrothers and sisters
- Country life -- Fiction
- Country life -- Illinois -- Fiction
- Country life -- Juvenile fiction
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueDepressions -- 1929-1941
- trueFamilies
- trueGrandmother and child
- Grandmothers -- Fiction
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Illinois -- Fiction
- trueIllinois -- History -- 20th century
- Illinois -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRural life
- trueSiblings
- trueSmall town life
Genre
Included in
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 1999
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1999
- trueBeehive Awards (Utah): Young Adult Books
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