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The Medals Year Book
Badges and Uniforms of the Royal Air Force
The Sword in the Age of Chivalry
The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry
Knives and Scabbards (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London S.)
Swords of the Viking Age
Collect Railways on Stamps
Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue: Queen Elizabeth II Pre-decimal Issues v. 3
Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue: King Edward VII to King George VI v. 2
Collect Ships on Stamps
Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire 1840-1952
Stanley Gibbons Simplified Catalogue: Stamps of the World: Countries A-D Vol 1
Stanley Gibbons Simplified Catalogue: Stamps of the World: Countries E-J Vol 2
Stanley Gibbons Simplified Catalogue: Stamps of the World: Countries K-R Vol 3
Stanley Gibbons Simplified Catalogue: Stamps of the World: Countries S-Z Vol 4
Discovering Oil Lamps (Discovering S.)
Spinning and Spinning Wheels (Shire Album)
Woodworking Tools (Shire Album)
Jet Jewellery and Ornaments (Shire Album)
Board and Table Game Antiques (Shire Album)
English Windsor Chairs (Shire Album)
Old Sewing Machines (Shire Album)
Firegrates and Kitchen Ranges (Shire Album)
Early Electrical Appliances (Shire Album)
Buttonhooks and Shoehorns (Shire Album)

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A Year Down Yonder
Excellent, Excellent Book
A Year Down Yonder -
A wonderful read

A Year Down Yonder (Newbery Medal Book)
Richard Peck
Manufacturer: Dial
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0803725183

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A Year Down Yonder

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Grandma Dowdel's back! She's just as feisty and terrifying and goodhearted as she was in Richard Peck's A Long Way from Chicago, and every bit as funny. In the first book, a Newbery Honor winner, Grandma's rampages were seen through the eyes of her grandson Joey, who, with his sister, Mary Alice, was sent down from Chicago for a week every summer to visit. But now it's 1937 and Joey has gone off to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps, while 15-year-old Mary Alice has to go stay with Grandma alone--for a whole year, maybe longer. From the very first moment when she arrives at the depot clutching her Philco portable radio and her cat, Bootsie, Mary Alice knows it won't be easy. And it's not. She has to sleep alone in the attic, attend a hick town school where in spite of her worn-out coat she's "the rich girl from Chicago," and be an accomplice in Grandma's outrageous schemes to run the town her own way--and do good while nobody's looking. But being Grandma's sidekick is always interesting, and by the end of the year, Mary Alice has grown to see the formidable love in the heart of her formidable Grandma.

Peck is at his best with these hilarious stories that rest solidly within the American literary tradition of Mark Twain and Bret Harte. Teachers will cherish them as great read-alouds, and older teens will gain historical perspective from this lively picture of the depression years in small-town America. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell

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Book Review of A Year Down Younder.......2007-06-16

This was an exciting and amusing look at a very sad time in the life of many people in America. The recession of 1937 was difficult for the Dowdel family. Times were so hard that the Dowdels could not afford to keep their two children. Mary Alice was sent to live with grandma for a year. Coming from Chicagao to a rural community was quite an adjustment. Grandma made the story captivating since she was such a different sort of person. Much humor was woven into the plot.

A Year Down Yonder.......2007-06-12

When Mary Alice steps off the train from Chicago, she feels likes she's at the end of the world. Rural Louisiana and gruff old Grandma Dowdel are a big change for this fifteen-year-old. The Depression has caused this upheaval in her life, and she must figure out a way to survive the year. It doesn't take long, however, for Mary Alice to start seeing another side of Grandma. Life turns out to be much less drear than Mary Alice imagined as she observes and then joins in on Grandma's witty and poignant escapades to right the wrongs in their community.

Excellent, Excellent Book.......2007-06-12

I'm a gifted student going into my freshmen year and an avid reader, and I have been reading "A Year Down Yonder" and "A Long Way From Chicago" at least three times every summer since I was in fifth grade. I highly reccomend this book to anyone at any age, and it dissapoints me that they lable it as a book for children ages 9 - 12 because I believe anyone can enjoy it.

A Year Down Yonder -.......2007-05-02

I am a 6th grader snd in my class we had to pick a award winning book, i picked A Year Down Yonder. I will tell you a little about the book and maybe you will read this book too.
Mary-Alice is a 15 year old rich girl from Chicago who moved to a small farm town because of the recession in 1937. She is outspoken and well educated. But the real struggle is dealing with her out of the ordinary Grandmother. The book, A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck tells the story of the pair of mix matched family members learning to understand each other.
This realistic fiction book is about Mary-Alice and her Grandma. Mary Alice has many unexpected adventures with her grandmother throughout the book.
Mary Alice is not accepted by the kids at the small school. She is befriended by a shy local girl, Ina Rae. Although they are very different they become good friends.
Mary Alice shares many interesting situations with her Grandmother and slowly learns to appreciate the quality of life that she can have outside of the city. She eventually marries a local boy named Royce. Do you think she will stay in this hick town or move back to the city?
I think the theme of this book is not to judge a place or person before getting to know it. Mary-Alice started out not liking her Grandmother's small town but in the end enjoyed her life there and met her future husband there too.
I would recommend this book if you like humor.

A wonderful read.......2007-03-28

Great characters that engage you from the first page, and keep getting better as you go. Laugh aloud humor as well as subtle situational humor. A page turner that I was sorry ended so soon! A classic.

Richard Peck Set (A Long Way from Chicago, A Year Down Yonder)

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Richard Peck Set (A Long Way from Chicago, A Year Down Yonder)
Richard Peck
Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000OFDQ1Q

Sonlight 4 Set (Across Five Aprils, Miracles on Maple Hill, Caddie Woodlawn, Roller Skates)

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Sonlight 4 Set (Across Five Aprils, Miracles on Maple Hill, Caddie Woodlawn, Roller Skates)
Ruth Sawyer , Carol Ryrie Brink , Virginia Sorensen , and Irene Hunt
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Binding: Paperback

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MEDALS YEAR BOOK 1983.
D.F. Collins.
Manufacturer: Pamphlet.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KIFQ9M

Fell's United States Coin Book: 1998: The Definitive U.S. Coin Guide Since 1943 -55th Year Anniversary 15th Edition (Coins)

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Fell's United States Coin Book: 1998: The Definitive U.S. Coin Guide Since 1943 -55th Year Anniversary 15th Edition (Coins)
Roderick liP. Hughes
Manufacturer: Frederick Fell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0811908585

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The definitive U.S. coin guide since 1943.

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Coin Year Book: 1998

Manufacturer: Token Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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The Biggest Bear
Lynd Ward
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Riverside
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000SKVVDW

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True first edition, with both Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston and Riverside Press .. Cambridge listed on title page. 1963 Caldecott Medal winner.

Early Paper Money of America: An Illustrated, Historical, and Descriptive Compilation of Data Relating to American Paper Currency from Its Inception in ... the Year 1800 (Early Paper Money of America)

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Early Paper Money of America: An Illustrated, Historical, and Descriptive Compilation of Data Relating to American Paper Currency from Its Inception in ... the Year 1800 (Early Paper Money of America)
Eric P. Newman
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
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More Than Just the Facts: A Hundred Years of Children's Nonfiction.: An article from: The Horn Book Magazine

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More Than Just the Facts: A Hundred Years of Children's Nonfiction.: An article from: The Horn Book Magazine
James Cross Giblin
Manufacturer: Horn Book, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Horn Book Magazine, published by Horn Book, Inc. on July 1, 2000. The length of the article is 4585 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: More Than Just the Facts: A Hundred Years of Children's Nonfiction.
Author: James Cross Giblin
Publication: The Horn Book Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2000
Publisher: Horn Book, Inc.
Volume: 76 Issue: 4 Page: 413

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The Medals Year Book: 1999
Chris Buckland
Manufacturer: Combined Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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