<DIV><b>Winner of the 2001 Newbery Honor Medal!</b> <p> It was within the pages of <b>Richard Peck</b>'s Newbery Honor-winning <b>A Long Way from Chicago</b> that Mary Alice and Grandma Dowdel first made their captivating debut. Now they're back for more astonishing, laugh-out-loud adventures when fifteen-year-old Mary Alice moves in with her spicy grandmother for the year. Expect moonlit schemes, romances both foiled and founded, and a whole parade of fools made to suffer in unusual (and always hilarious) ways. <p> Wise, exuberant, and slyly heartwarming, Mary Alice's story is a fully satisfying companion to the celebrated <b>A Long Way from Chicago</b>, which, in addition to receiving the Newbery Honor, was a National Book Award finalist, an ALA Notable Book, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. </div>