A Long Way From Chicago

Age Range: 10 and up 

Grade Level: 5 - 6

Lexile Measure: 750L

Join Joey and his sister Mary Alice as they spend nine unforgettable summers with the worst influence imaginable-their grandmother!

在美国经济大萧条时代，生活在芝加哥的乔伊和妹妹玛丽，要被送到乡村小镇奶奶的家里生活一段时期。这个远离芝加哥的地方偏僻、蛮荒、原始，让年幼的乔伊感到很无奈。可在经历了许多不可思议的事之后，乔伊认识到小镇单调冷清下涌动着人们的美好企盼，而奶奶的形象也逐渐高大起来······