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What do have in common? a trouble-causing grandma, a bossy sister, snobby Aunt Euterpe, and a teacher who looked like a walnut with a mustache.

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1 What do have in common? a trouble-causing grandma, a bossy sister, snobby Aunt Euterpe, and a teacher who looked like a walnut with a mustache

2 They re all characters in books by Richard Peck!

3 In A Long Way from Chicago… Joey and Mary Alice are city kids who get a dose of the countryand a dose of their grandmaevery summer when they visit her. Its a hilarious book with a new adventure every summer!

4 In The Teachers Funeral… Russel Culver is excited when he finds out his teacher died a few days before school starts. He is NOT excited to find out that his sister is taking over the classroom!!

5 In Fair Weather… Rosie and her family get an invitation to visit their Aunt Euterpe and see the Worlds Columbian Exposition (like the state fair :). They have fun, get into trouble, and have a life-changing experience.

6 In On the Wings of Heroes… Davy faces life on the homefront during WWII. Hes waiting for his brother to come home, dealing with a bully, and learning a lot from his surprising new teacher.

7 Be sure to check out Richard Pecks books!! On the Wings of Heroes A Long Way from Chicago The Teachers Funeral Fair Weather A Year Down Yonder Ghosts I Have Been Amanda/Miranda


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