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Why doesnt grandma dowdel like effie wilcox in a long way from Chicago?
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∙ 13y ago
Cause Effie Wilcox tells all these tale-talls (and yesgrandma does too) but Effie's tall tale are a little to tall...
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Is Jake Wilcox in the NBA?
Yeah hes on the Chicago Bulls
Who is Ernie in the book A long way from Chicago?
he is the farmer and he is a wilcox
Summary for A year down yonder?
I have to read this book for summer reading, too :( Well, so far this book is probably one of the boringest books I read, next to Elijiah of Buxton!!! But here's the summary... "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 childhood is a multi-chinned no-nonsense country gal. Having no choice in the matter, Mary Alice arrives by train in September with her beloved cat Bootsie. Day one in the new high school finds Mary Alice getting on the wrong side of the local bully, Mildred Burdick. Mildred brazenly follows Mary Alice home, demanding a dollar---but Grandma Dowdel turns the tables on the tyrant, slyly untying Mildred's horse. Faced with a barefoot 5-mile-hike home, Mildred loses in interest in making trouble for Mary Alice. October brings plenty of other trouble, however, when another teen hooligan---August Fluke Jr.---gets in the habit of knocking down privies for pre-Halloween amusement. With the help of a strategically strung wire and a pan of glue, Grandma Dowdel trips up Augie's trickery. Luckily, Grandma's treats prove far sweeter than her tricks: at the school Halloween party, Mrs. Dowdel dishes up home-baked pies made with "borrowed" pecans and pumpkins. In November, Armistice Day cracks dawn with a bang when Grandma rises to shine at the annual Turkey Shoot. The Legion Auxiliary ladies serve stew at noon for a dime-a-cup---but with Grandma Dowdel as cashier, this year's price is pay-what-you-can-afford. The money Grandma raises is given to Mrs. Abernathy and her son, a wheelchair-bound war veteran. As the Virgin Mother in the school Christmas Pageant, Mary Alice is set to steal the spotlight from the local snob Carleen Lovejoy. The moonlit winter nights find Grandma and Mary Alice trapping foxes; with the extra money, Grandma buys Joey a train ticket and he arrives just in time for the pageant. But when Mildred Burdick's illegitimate baby turns up in the manger, Christmas is anything but a silent night. Mary Alice stirs the town up by submitting anonymous articles to a community newspaper, and a new boy---Royce McNabb---arrives just in time for Valentine's Day. Carleen develops an instant crush on Royce. With the help of best friend Ina-Rae, Mary Alice fools Carleen into believing that Cupid's arrows have struck Royce and Ina-Rae. Meanwhile, Grandma hosts a tea for the Daughters of the American Revolution, and country bumpkin Effie Wilcox learns that the hoity-toity Mrs. L.J. Weidenbach is her long-lost sister. In Spring, Grandma takes in a New York artist as a boarder and Mary Alice invites Royce over for a study-date. Grandma cameos as matchmaker, introducing the boarder (Arnold Green) to Mary Alice's English teacher, Miss Butler. Mary Alice survives her first tornado, and the school-year wraps up with a hayride that finds Royce and Mary Alice promising to exchange letters. "A year down yonder" leaves Mary Alice with a more tender-hearted view of country-life and Grandma Dowdel, and she hesitates to head back to Chicago. Wedding bells ring when World War II ends, and Mary Alice returns to tie the knot with Royce McNabb on Grandma's front porch."
What has the author Jeduthun Wilcox written?
Jeduthun Wilcox has written: 'Jeduthun Wilcox correspondence'
What is the birth name of Dave Wilcox?
Dave Wilcox's birth name is David Wilcox.
Where is the Wilcox Public Library in Wilcox located?
The address of the Wilcox Public Library is: 121 South Main Street, Wilcox, 68982 0037
What is the birth name of Frank Wilcox?
Frank Wilcox's birth name is Frank Reppy Wilcox.
What is the birth name of Herbert Wilcox?
Herbert Wilcox's birth name is Wilcox, Herbert Sydney.
What is the birth name of Milt Wilcox?
Milt Wilcox's birth name is Milton Edward Wilcox.
What is the birth name of Paula Wilcox?
Paula Wilcox's birth name is Mary Paula Wilcox.
What is the birth name of Sophie Wilcox?
Sophie Wilcox's birth name is Wilcox, Sophie Elizabeth.
How tall is Lonnie Wilcox?
Lonnie Wilcox is 6'.
