I Love You, a Bushel and a Peck: Remembering Richard

In case you’re curious, this is his 1980 author photo from his adult novel Amanda/Miranda.

As you may have heard, yesterday the great Newbery Award winning author Richard Peck died. Many of us were shocked and saddened by the news. When one hears of the death of a great writer, you begin to cast your mind back. What was the first Richard Peck book you ever read? When did you really begin to know his name? Did you meet him? When? After that?

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