Book Type: Young Adult/HolidaySequel To: A Long Way From Chicago and A Year Down Yonder
Rating: A+
Recommended For: Reading Lever 3rd Grade and up but there are some more mature themes that are alluded to such as unwed pregnancy, severe bullying and sneaking out at night.
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
Themes: Growing Up, Small Town Life, Bullying, Service
Main Characters: Grandma Dowdel, Teen Boy
Annotation: Grandma Dowdel had me laughing out loud once again. Her grandchildren are full grown now with children of thier own. This story is told by a 12 year old preacher's son who moves into the house next to Grandma Dowdel. First suspected to be a witch Mrs. Dowdel quickly snags the hearts of everyone around her with her spicy ways and uncanny adventures. I loved this book. It is brand new and only in hardback but you catch yourself smiling as you are reading and even later when you think about reading it. Here is a small sample from the text
"It was the hunting season, at least in Mrs. Dowdel's mind. Any time before dark you were apt to hear the full voice of a twelve-gauge shotgun. Then something on the wing would stop short in the sky and drop like a rock. And whether it was actually pheasant season or not, it was too late to warn the pheasant."
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