Richard Peck




Richard Peck

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born April 05, 1934
gender male
place of birth Decatur, IL, United States
genre Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
influences Paul Zindel

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Richard Peck is 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.


books by Richard Peck

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avg rating: 3.95 | 3966 ratings | 53 distinct works
A Long Way From Chicago A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 4.12 — 982 ratings — published 2001
12 editions
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A Year Down Yonder A Year Down Yonder (Paperback)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 4.16 — 965 ratings — published 2000
12 editions
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The Teacher's Funeral : A Come... The Teacher's Funeral : A Comedy in Three Parts (Hardcover)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.88 — 282 ratings — published 2004
11 editions
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The River Between Us The River Between Us (Paperback)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.88 — 225 ratings — published 2004
9 editions
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Here Lies the Librarian Here Lies the Librarian (Hardcover)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.52 — 229 ratings — published 2006
5 editions
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Fair Weather Fair Weather (Paperback)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.76 — 153 ratings — published 2003
4 editions
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Ghosts I Have Been Ghosts I Have Been (Paperback)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 4.03 — 127 ratings — published 2001
6 editions
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The Ghost Belonged to Me The Ghost Belonged to Me (Paperback)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.81 — 93 ratings — published 1997
5 editions
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Are You in the House Alone? Are You in the House Alone? (Paperback)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.41 — 92 ratings — published 2000
9 editions
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The Dreadful Future of Blossom... The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp (Paperback)
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.84 — 75 ratings — published 2001
5 editions
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quotes by Richard Peck

"I read.. because one life is not enough"
Richard Peck
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"September 11
We thought we'd outdistanced history
Told our children it was nowhere near;
Even when history struck Columbine,
It didn't happen here.

We took down the maps in the classroom,
And when they were safely furled,
We told the young what they wanted to hear,
That they were immune from a menacing world.

But history isn't a folded-up map,
Or an unread textbook tome;
Now we know history's a fireman's child
Waiting at home alone."
Richard Peck (Invitations to the World: Teaching and Writing for the Young)
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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)
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