Richard Peck, author portrait
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Richard Peck

RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O’Dell Award for The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher’s Funeral. He was the first children’s author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.
The Best Man
Amanda/Miranda
Three Quarters Dead
The River Between Us
The Teacher's Funeral
A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)
Are You in the House Alone?
Something for Joey

Books

The Best Man
Amanda/Miranda
Three Quarters Dead
The River Between Us
The Teacher's Funeral
A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)
Are You in the House Alone?
Something for Joey

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