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but I can't. I thoroughly enjoyed Richard Peck's "A Long Way From Chicago" and "A Year Down Yonder." He is a marvel at recreating another time and another place, and he does a fine job with this rural Indiana town in the early years of the 20th century. And Jake and Peewee (also known as Eleanor) are finely drawn characters - as are most of the others we meet.

My only real problem with the book is that I really, really dislike the first chapter - so much so that I almost stopped reading the book at the bottom of page 11. I'm glad I kept going because all of the remaining chapters are first rate. The offending chapter has to do with a tornado tearing up the town and part of its adjacent cemetary. I thought it was unnecessarily grotesque, and nothing that happens in the rest of the book is dependent in any way on the events in chapter one. It's possible, I suppose, that one could look at the tornado in a metaphorical sense (the only explanation I can come up with) because "winds of change" do blow into town in chapter two. We meet emancipated women who act as role models for Peewee/Eleanor, and we have Eleanor herself coming to terms with her impending maturity and subsequent self-reliance. So, I recommend reading the first four or five pages, then skipping to the first page of chapter two and continuing on to the end of the book. It's a good book - but not a great one like either of the two Grandma Dowdel books I mentioned up front.


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Here Lies the Librarian Richard Peck 9780803730809 Books Reviews

Love Richard Peck's books! He is a wonderful storyteller!
Richard Peck is one of the most gifted writers of our time and this book proves it. His main character can be a male or female - can be a child or an adult - and always the character becomes believable - becomes real - to the reader.
Richard Peck has done it again. I first read his Long Way From Chicago. Of course, I had to get ahold of all of his books after that. His way of describing events and characters is unlike anything I have ever read. I can see it all play out in my head like a movie...laughing out loud all the while. If you want a good belly laugh mixed in with some suspense....read his books. This one surprised me. I was excpecting it to be on the dark side, but he pulled through with much humour and colorful characters.....yet again., Richard Peck's books should be in every school library.
Classic Richard Peck story! Highly recommended!
Great book for reading aloud to elementary through high school kids (yes, my high schooler still loves a good bed time story!) I would recommend all of his books. Great lessons in history and great laughs at the same time.
I find it difficult to know whether to rate this three stars or four stars. I'm going with four because Peck is such a good writer his characters always seem like real people, his plot situations are often hilarious, and his sentences are lively and flow smoothly. What doesn't work for me in this book is the kind of "lazy day" nature of the story, which is about fourteen-year-old PeeWee and her older brother, who repairs cars. The year is something like 1910 or 1912, in rural Indiana. Into town come four beautiful sisters, driving a classy car. One of the four turns out to be the new librarian. Several of them turn out to be love interests for Jake. All turn out to be role models for PeeWee, who sees women stepping forward and living in the world as people in their own right. The story involves an auto race, although that's a bit disappointing because the story never feels as if this is its logical direction. If you like character and setting, you will love this book. If you want a strong, compelling plot, you might be disappointed.
I have loved Richard Peck forever, and this is one of my favorites. Just perfect.
but I can't. I thoroughly enjoyed Richard Peck's "A Long Way From Chicago" and "A Year Down Yonder." He is a marvel at recreating another time and another place, and he does a fine job with this rural Indiana town in the early years of the 20th century. And Jake and Peewee (also known as Eleanor) are finely drawn characters - as are most of the others we meet.

My only real problem with the book is that I really, really dislike the first chapter - so much so that I almost stopped reading the book at the bottom of page 11. I'm glad I kept going because all of the remaining chapters are first rate. The offending chapter has to do with a tornado tearing up the town and part of its adjacent cemetary. I thought it was unnecessarily grotesque, and nothing that happens in the rest of the book is dependent in any way on the events in chapter one. It's possible, I suppose, that one could look at the tornado in a metaphorical sense (the only explanation I can come up with) because "winds of change" do blow into town in chapter two. We meet emancipated women who act as role models for Peewee/Eleanor, and we have Eleanor herself coming to terms with her impending maturity and subsequent self-reliance. So, I recommend reading the first four or five pages, then skipping to the first page of chapter two and continuing on to the end of the book. It's a good book - but not a great one like either of the two Grandma Dowdel books I mentioned up front.