Book Type: Young AdultAmy's Rating: A+
Amy's mom's Rating: A+ She liked this one better than A Year Down Yonder
Recommended for: All Ages 3rd Grade and up
Genre: Adventure/ Comedy
Themes: Family, Small Town, Adventure
Main Characters: Grandma Dowdel, Teen Boy, Teen Girl
Annotation: When Joey and his sister Mary-Alice make summer visits to their Grandma's small town, the two city slickers are in for the adventures of a lifetime. You never know what Grandma will be up to next or what she might do at any given moment.
In 1929 they see their first corpse and "he isn't resting easy"
In 1930 Grandma takes care of the town hoodlums with a dead mouse and a bottle of milk
In 1931 the kids help grandma trespass, pinch property, poach, catch the sheriff in his underwear and feed the hungry---all in one day.
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