A Year Down Yonder Coming of Age Quotes

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Quote #10

When I came in that night with straw in my hair, I knew it was time for a showdown with Grandma. She was in the front room, pretending to be asleep in the platform rocker. As a rule, she had to wake up to go to bed. But she was sitting up for me, awake behind her eyelids. (7.90)

By the end of the book, Mary Alice is no longer intimidated by her tough Grandma Dowdel. In fact, she's ready to argue with her and make a case for staying on instead of going back to Chicago.