{"product_id":"a-season-of-gifts","title":"A Season of Gifts","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eA Season of Gifts\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Peck\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780803730823\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDial Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Volumes: \u003c\/b\u003e2\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of children's literature's most memorable characters returns in this Christmastime companion to the Newbery Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eA Year Down Yonder\u003c\/i\u003e and Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003eA Long Way from Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eccentric, larger-than-life Grandma Dowdel is back in this heart-warming tale. Set 20 years after the events of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Year Down Yonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, it is now 1958 and a new family has moved in next door: a Methodist minister and his wife and kids. Soon Grandma Dowdel will work her particular brand of charm on all of them: ten-year-old Bob Barnhart, who is shy on courage in a town full of bullies; his two fascinating sisters; and even his parents, who are amazed to discover that the last house in town might also be the most vital.\u003cbr\u003eAs Christmas rolls around, the Barnhart family realizes that they've found a true home, and a neighbor who gives gifts that will last a lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pitch-perfect prose, laced with humor and poignancy, strong characterization and a clear development of the theme of gifts one person can offer make this one of Peck's best novels yet--and that's saying something.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The type of down-home humor and vibrant characterizations Peck fans have come to adore re-emerge in full.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With a storyteller's sure tone, Peck has once again created a whole world in one small Illinois town, a place where the folksy wisdom and generosity of one gruff old woman can change lives.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"A Season of Gifts | Richard Peck | Hardcover | 9780803730823 | Used: Very Good | Children's Books 1562821","offer_id":48163422961816,"sku":"1562821","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51wTwceQqDL.jpg?v=1771882955","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/a-season-of-gifts","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}