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Richard Peck


Born
in Decatur, Illinois, The United States
April 10, 1934

Died
May 24, 2018

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Richard Peck was an American novelist known for his prolific contributions to modern young adult literature. He was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2001 for his novel A Year Down Yonder. For his cumulative contribution to young-adult literature, he received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1990.


Average rating: 3.95 · 115,151 ratings · 12,808 reviews · 113 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Long Way from Chicago (A ...

3.97 avg rating — 35,520 ratings — published 1998 — 71 editions
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A Year Down Yonder (A Long ...

4.13 avg rating — 30,968 ratings — published 2000 — 50 editions
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The Teacher's Funeral: A Co...

3.90 avg rating — 5,349 ratings — published 2004 — 27 editions
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The River Between Us

3.78 avg rating — 5,325 ratings — published 2003 — 26 editions
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A Season of Gifts (A Long W...

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The Best Man

3.94 avg rating — 4,784 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions
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Here Lies the Librarian

3.76 avg rating — 3,955 ratings — published 2006 — 29 editions
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Fair Weather

3.85 avg rating — 2,506 ratings — published 2001 — 34 editions
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Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom...

4.05 avg rating — 2,219 ratings — published 1977 — 26 editions
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Secrets at Sea

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3.67 avg rating — 2,443 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions
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“I read because one life isn't enough, and in the page of a book I can be anybody;
I read because the words that build the story become mine, to build my life;
I read not for happy endings but for new beginnings; I'm just beginning myself, and I wouldn't mind a map;
I read because I have friends who don't, and young though they are, they're beginning to run out of material;
I read because every journey begins at the library, and it's time for me to start packing;
I read because one of these days I'm going to get out of this town, and I'm going to go everywhere and meet everybody, and I want to be ready.”
Richard Peck, Anonymously Yours

“Only the nonreader fears books. ”
Richard Peck

“I read.. because one life is not enough”
Richard Peck

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