- Reading Level-Grade 5, Reading Level-Grade 4, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 6
Mary Alice remembers childhood summers packed with drama. At fifteen, she faces a whole long year with feisty Grandma Dowdel, well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else. All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out . . . better not.
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Classical in form, warm, effortless and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- effortlessdemanding
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Richard Peck
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 131
- Publisher
- Listening Library (Audio), Scholastic, Inc.
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781400084968
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