Nutmeg Book Award
2002 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
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Meet the unforgettable Grandma Dowdel!
Each summer over the nine years of the Depression, Joey and his sister, Mary Alice—two city slickers from Chicago—make their annual visit to Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that it's far from sleepy... and Grandma is far from typical. From seeing their first corpse (and he isn't resting easy) to helping Grandma trespass, pinch property, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry—all in one day—Joey and Mary Alice have nine summers they'll never forget!
Each summer over the nine years of the Depression, Joey and his sister, Mary Alice—two city slickers from Chicago—make their annual visit to Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that it's far from sleepy... and Grandma is far from typical. From seeing their first corpse (and he isn't resting easy) to helping Grandma trespass, pinch property, catch the sheriff in his underwear, and feed the hungry—all in one day—Joey and Mary Alice have nine summers they'll never forget!
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Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2002 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award
2001 · Children's · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2001 · Children's Book · Nominee
Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007)
2001 · Recommended · Winner
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2001 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2001 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2001 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2001 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2001 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Children's Books of Distinction Award
1999 · Fiction · Winner
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award
1999 · Children's · Winner
Newbery Medal
1999 · Children's · Honor Book
National Book Award
1998 · Young People's Literature · Longlist
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