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Reader reviewed by Dominique

During the depression, Mary Alice is sent to a rural area in Illinois to live with her grandmother for a year—perhaps longer. Her grandmother is a warm-hearted, generous woman, even though she sometimes seems slightly weird. Adjusting to a smaller community and school is tough at times, but Mary soon starts to enjoy her grandmother’s company, and the two work together to do good for the community in various ways. Mary Alice’s grandmother helps her though her problems in some unusual ways, but it will be a year to remember for Mary Alice when she goes home!