Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Dowdel from her new neighbors, and a new understanding of what it means to give a gift. With antics just as exciting as ever, we get a fresh view of Mrs. "Richard peck does it again and brings another set of wonderful tales from the neighbors of Grandma Dowdel. As Christmas rolls around, the whole family will realize that they’ve found a true home, and a neighbor with remarkable gifts to share. There’s twelve-year-old Bob, shy on courage in a town full of bullies his Elvis-obsessed older sister, Phyllis, who just might be on the verge of spinning out of control Bob’s little sister, Ruth Ann, ready and waiting for a larger-than-life role model and even Bob’s two parents, the young minister and his wife, who are amazed to discover that the last house in town might also be the most vital. Dowdel–a family in desperate need of her help (whether they realize it or not).
It is now 1958, and a new family has moved in next door to Mrs. And it turns out that her story isn’t over–not even close. One of the most adored children’s book characters of all time is the eccentric, forceful, bighearted Grandma Dowdel, star of the Newbery Medal-winning A Year Down Yonder and Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago.
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