For the past siz years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. Once, Village was a place that welcomed newcomers and offered hope and homes to people fleeing poverty and cruelty. But something sinister has seeped into village, and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. All along, Matty has been invaluable as a mess…
Tanya's got four new brothers and sisters. Nobody in her family gets much sleep anymore. Tanya's best friend is sick of baby-sitting and is starting to hang out with new friends. And there are diapers Everywhere.
from the back cover: Floppy wants a go on the skateboard.
from the back cover: Dad has a go on the hopper.
from the back cover: Wilf and Wilma have fun on the trampoline.
The year is 1937, and the Great Depression has hit the Dowdel family hard. 15-year-old Mary Alice is sent downstate to live with Grandma Dowdel while her ma and pa eke out a meager living in Chicago. Mary Alice is less than thrilled with the arrangement. Grandma's hickville farming community couldn't be more different from Chicago if it tried, and the grandmother Mary Alice remembers from child…