1. Mary Alice’s Scrapbook
My adventures at Grandma’s

2. Richard E. Peck
Born in Wisconsin on August 3,
1936.
Graduated high school at the
age of 16.
Member of the Screen
Writers Guild of America
He enlisted in the Marine Is an author,
Corps after two years of playwright, and a
factory work. retired academic

3. Mary Alice!
(ME!)
Hi, I'm Mary Alice, and I love to hang out with
my friends. I get mad at my parents when they
don’t let me take my friends, but I have fun
anyway. Whenever we go to Grandma’s house,
the adventures get more interesting and
weirder. Now I will tell you about me. I like to
tap dance, ballroom dance, and jump rope. I also
love to hang out with my two best friends!

4. Joey is my brother, and he always comes with me to grandma’s
house. I am afraid that if he doesn’t come, I’ll be bored. He
loves airplanes, Nehi’s, and he wants to learn how to drive,
which I think is crazy. We have two different personalities,
but we need each other at Grandma’s. I don’t know what he
wants me to call him. I call him Joey, but he likes Joe.
Joey

5. Grandma is a crazy person.
every year when i Get off the
train, i expect an adventure!
Grandma has a cat who is very
old. Grandma is a liar. i can’t
remember one summer when
Grandma hasn’t lied.
Grandma

6. Shotgun Cheatham's Last
Night Above Ground
In the year 1929, when me and Joey went to grandma’s, was the year
of Shotgun’s last night above ground. I remember very clearly
because I could not sleep for three years after! What I thought
happened was that Shotgun came back from the dead! It turns out
it was grandma’s cat moving the coffin, but everyone else
thought what I had. Grandma ended up re killing him by shooting
him. Grandma is not a people person, and I figured out years later
that it was an excuse to get the people out of her house. It was a
scary experience at the time, but now I just laugh at it.

7. Joey’s point of view
In 1929, I remember Shotgun Cheatham was supposed to be
buried. Grandma wanted to show his body at her house,
which I was curious as to why. When Shotgun was set up in
the front window, I saw his coffin moving, and I tried to stay
calm, and I did. I was going to tell everyone that it was a cat,
but I was intelligent, and knew Grandma would get people
out of her house with this “excuse”.

8. Centennial Summer
In the summer of 1935, when I was 13, it was time for a
century celebration. Grandma said it was a waste, but
she said we could watch the parade from the porch.
Grandma had mentioned a talent show, but didn't
seem like she cared until she wanted to win. I ended
up entering, and winning! My partner was Ray, a
man with two left feet. At the end of our trip I found
a cat in the basket. I still think grandma put it in
there!

9. Favorite
quotes
3: “Bless your hearts, you could talk the hind legs
off a mule”
Page 8
2; “She was old, or so we
thought” Page 1
Favorite: “Her tongue is attached at the middle and flaps at
both ends” Page 7

10. Katharine Santiago was born on January 26, 2000, and is 12
years old and is in sixth grade. She likes to draw, dance, play
hockey, read, write funny stories, swim, bake with her
mom, and hang out with friends. Katharine likes any food
with cheese on it, and likes all types of blues and greens and
orange. She loves animals, and wants to be a veterinarian
when she is older. She currently lives in Waltham, and her
favorite subject is Social Studies.