Richard Peck






Richard Peck

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born
April 05, 1934

gender
male

place of birth
Decatur, IL, The United States

genre
Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

influences
Paul Zindel


about this author

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.





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A Year Down Yonder A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck
avg rating 4.07 — 2,394 ratings — published 2000
14 editions
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A Long Way From Chicago A Long Way From Chicago
by Richard Peck
avg rating 4.07 — 2,328 ratings — published 1998
12 editions
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The Teacher's Funeral : A Come... The Teacher's Funeral : A Comedy in Three Parts
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.83 — 739 ratings — published 2004
12 editions
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Here Lies the Librarian Here Lies the Librarian
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.62 — 554 ratings — published 2006
7 editions
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The River Between Us The River Between Us
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.79 — 495 ratings — published 2004
10 editions
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Fair Weather Fair Weather
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.69 — 348 ratings — published 2001
6 editions
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Ghosts I Have Been Ghosts I Have Been
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.96 — 293 ratings — published 1977
7 editions
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On The Wings of Heroes On The Wings of Heroes
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.96 — 228 ratings — published 2007
5 editions
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The Ghost Belonged to Me The Ghost Belonged to Me
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.82 — 197 ratings — published 1000
9 editions
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Are You in the House Alone? Are You in the House Alone?
by Richard Peck
avg rating 3.25 — 171 ratings — published 2000
10 editions
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"I read.. because one life is not enough"
Richard Peck
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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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"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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