The return of one of children's literature's most memorable characters is a gift indeed. The eccentric, forceful, big-hearted Grandma Dowdel is the star of the Newbery Medalawinning "A Year Down Yonder" and Newbery Honorawinning "A Long Way from Chicago." And it turns out that her story isnat overanot even close. It is now 1958, and a new family has moved in next door to Mrs. Dowdel: a Methodist minister and his wife and kids. Soon Mrs. Dowdel will work her particular brand of charmaor medicine, depending on who youare askingaon all of them: ten-yearold Bob, who is shy on courage in a town full of bullies; his two fascinating sisters; and even Bobas two parents, who are amazed to discover that the last house in town might also be the most vital. As Christmas rolls around, the Barnhart family realizes that theyave found a true homeaand a neighbor who gives gifts that will last a lifetime.
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