We will miss Grandma Dowdel's fun adventures!

The PHANTOM was the best one.

"Movies is all pretend.
They're made in California, you know. But they prove a point.
Make something SEEM real and people will believe it.
The public wil swallow anything."

(1/2 star off for hunting and trapping fish was awful.) ( )

This was such a fun book to listen to with my kids on a long car trip. We all enjoyed it (ages 8 to 40- something). ( )

One of my mom's favorites, in fact I think she gave us this copy! It was a really fun and easy read. I enjoyed Richard's writing style. It wasn't too wordy or overly descriptive; he simply told a great bunch of stories. I loved all the characters, but I did keep forgetting the narrator's name... This book is a series of summers two kids spend with their very interesting grandma. Each chapter is a different summer and starts in 1929. Best part for me, it is referring to Central IL! I have been to many of these small towns Richard mentions. This would be a great read-aloud for teachers and parents. ( )

Not a favorite - Grandma Dowdel is a bit too much of a manipulator for me. Interesting setting, though - before and during the Great Depression. ( )

Not bad. Peck's style has a vagueness to it that throws me for a loop sometimes... ( )