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Peg Kehret

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Peg Kehret


Born
in LaCrosse, WI, The United States
November 11, 1936

Website

Genre
Children's Books


Peg Kehret writes middle grade fiction and nonfiction. She's won dozens of state children's choice awards, where kids vote for their favorite book.

When she was twelve, Peg was paralyzed with polio. Most of her protagonists are the age she was then.

A volunteer with animal rescue groups, three of Peg's books are co-authored by Pete the Cat." ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 48,620 ratings · 5,476 reviews · 78 distinct works • Similar authors
Small Steps: The Year I Got...
4.44 avg rating — 8,146 ratings — published 1996 — 31 editions
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Stolen Children
4.22 avg rating — 8,004 ratings — published 2008 — 19 editions
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Runaway Twin
4.21 avg rating — 5,409 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions
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Abduction!
4.16 avg rating — 5,389 ratings — published 2004 — 19 editions
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Escaping the Giant Wave
4.04 avg rating — 3,834 ratings — published 2003 — 23 editions
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The Ghost's Grave
4.02 avg rating — 2,697 ratings — published 2005 — 21 editions
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Ghost Dog Secrets
4.08 avg rating — 2,163 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions
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Earthquake Terror
3.93 avg rating — 2,087 ratings — published 1996 — 20 editions
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Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stori...
4.18 avg rating — 1,239 ratings — published 1999 — 24 editions
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I'm Not Who You Think I Am
3.91 avg rating — 1,297 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions
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More books by Peg Kehret…

Series by Peg Kehret

The Stranger Next Door Spy Cat Trapped
(3 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 2,050 ratings

Terror at the Zoo Horror at the Haunted House Danger at the Fair
(3 books)
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3.92 avg rating — 1,204 ratings

The Volcano Disaster The Blizzard Disaster The Flood Disaster
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3.76 avg rating — 465 ratings

Cat Burglar on the Prowl Bone Breath and the Vandlals Don't Go Near Mrs. Tallie Desert Danger The Ghost Followed Us Home Race to Disaster Backstage Fright
(8 books)
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4.00 avg rating — 248 ratings

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“...now that I had finally confronted him, he had lost his power over me.”
― Peg Kehret, Escaping the Giant Wave
tags: bullies
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“Fear that comes from personal experience is far more real than fear based on someone else's ordeal.”
― Peg Kehret, Escaping the Giant Wave
tags: fear
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“When they lock the door, climb out the window. – Mr. Morrison, volunteer at the Humane Society”
― Peg Kehret, Cages
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