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Richard Peck
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
Book Discussion Guide
includes summary, book talk, discussion questions, and related web sites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)
Booktalk
Nancy Keane
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Richard Peck from Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Resources
The children spend summers with their grandmother. Read about Grandmothers. Write your own parent or grandparent poem. Read about Grandma by D. Thibodeaux
Resources
The first few stories took place during the Depression. How did the Depression affect the small town?, Here's an article about Main Causes of the Great Depression by P.A. Gusmorino 3rd