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    Richard Peck, author portrait
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    Richard Peck

    RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O’Dell Award for The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher’s Funeral. He was the first children’s author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.
    The Best Man
    The Best Man
    Richard Peck
    9780147515797
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 05, 2017
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
    The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
    Richard Peck
    9780142425305
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 11, 2014
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Secrets at Sea
    Secrets at Sea
    Richard Peck
    9780142421833
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 11, 2012
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    A Season of Gifts
    A Season of Gifts
    Richard Peck
    9780142417294
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 14, 2010
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    On the Wings of Heroes
    On the Wings of Heroes
    Richard Peck
    9780142412046
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 16, 2008
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    A Year Down Yonder
    A Year Down Yonder
    Richard Peck
    9780739371831
    Audiobook Download
    Mar 11, 2008
    Listening Library
    Here Lies the Librarian
    Here Lies the Librarian
    Richard Peck
    9780142409084
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 06, 2007
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    The Teacher's Funeral
    The Teacher's Funeral
    Richard Peck
    9780142405079
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 21, 2006
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Past Perfect, Present Tense
    Past Perfect, Present Tense
    Richard Peck
    9781101664407
    Ebook
    Apr 06, 2006
    Puffin Books
    The River Between Us
    The River Between Us
    Richard Peck
    9780142403105
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 21, 2005
    Puffin Books
    5-1/2 x 8-1/4
    A Long Way from Chicago
    A Long Way from Chicago
    A Novel in Stories
    Richard Peck
    9780307243218
    Audiobook Download
    May 10, 2005
    Listening Library
    A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)
    A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)
    Richard Peck
    9780142401101
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 12, 2004
    Puffin Books
    5 x 7
    The River Between Us
    The River Between Us
    Richard Peck
    9781400086276
    Audiobook Download
    Mar 23, 2004
    Listening Library
    Fair Weather
    Fair Weather
    Richard Peck
    9780142500347
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 16, 2003
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Fair Weather
    Fair Weather
    Richard Peck
    9780807209530
    Audiobook Download
    Nov 26, 2002
    Listening Library
    A Year Down Yonder
    A Year Down Yonder
    Richard Peck , Steve Cieslawski
    9780142300701
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 21, 2002
    Dial Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp
    The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp
    Richard Peck
    9781101664322
    Ebook
    Apr 23, 2001
    Puffin Books
    Ghosts I Have Been
    Ghosts I Have Been
    Richard Peck
    9780141310961
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Dreamland Lake
    Dreamland Lake
    Richard Peck
    9781101664339
    Ebook
    May 01, 2000
    Puffin Books
    Strays Like Us
    Strays Like Us
    Richard Peck
    9781101174364
    Ebook
    May 01, 2000
    Puffin Books
    The Great Interactive Dream Machine
    The Great Interactive Dream Machine
    Richard Peck
    9781101174357
    Ebook
    Nov 01, 1998
    Puffin Books
    The Ghost Belonged to Me
    The Ghost Belonged to Me
    Richard Peck
    9780140386714
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1997
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Lost in Cyberspace
    Lost in Cyberspace
    Richard Peck
    9780140378566
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1997
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Father Figure
    Father Figure
    Richard Peck
    9781101664346
    Ebook
    Jan 01, 1996
    Puffin Books

    Books

    The Best Man
    The Best Man
    Richard Peck
    9780147515797
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 05, 2017
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
    The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
    Richard Peck
    9780142425305
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 11, 2014
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Secrets at Sea
    Secrets at Sea
    Richard Peck
    9780142421833
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 11, 2012
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    A Season of Gifts
    A Season of Gifts
    Richard Peck
    9780142417294
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 14, 2010
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    On the Wings of Heroes
    On the Wings of Heroes
    Richard Peck
    9780142412046
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 16, 2008
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    A Year Down Yonder
    A Year Down Yonder
    Richard Peck
    9780739371831
    $9.00 US
    Audiobook Download
    Mar 11, 2008
    Listening Library
    Here Lies the Librarian
    Here Lies the Librarian
    Richard Peck
    9780142409084
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 06, 2007
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    The Teacher's Funeral
    The Teacher's Funeral
    Richard Peck
    9780142405079
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 21, 2006
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Past Perfect, Present Tense
    Past Perfect, Present Tense
    Richard Peck
    9781101664407
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Apr 06, 2006
    Puffin Books
    The River Between Us
    The River Between Us
    Richard Peck
    9780142403105
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 21, 2005
    Puffin Books
    5-1/2 x 8-1/4
    A Long Way from Chicago
    A Long Way from Chicago
    A Novel in Stories
    Richard Peck
    9780307243218
    $9.98 US
    Audiobook Download
    May 10, 2005
    Listening Library
    A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)
    A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)
    Richard Peck
    9780142401101
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 12, 2004
    Puffin Books
    5 x 7
    The River Between Us
    The River Between Us
    Richard Peck
    9781400086276
    $14.95 US
    Audiobook Download
    Mar 23, 2004
    Listening Library
    Fair Weather
    Fair Weather
    Richard Peck
    9780142500347
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 16, 2003
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Fair Weather
    Fair Weather
    Richard Peck
    9780807209530
    $12.95 US
    Audiobook Download
    Nov 26, 2002
    Listening Library
    A Year Down Yonder
    A Year Down Yonder
    Richard Peck, Steve Cieslawski
    9780142300701
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 21, 2002
    Dial Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp
    The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp
    Richard Peck
    9781101664322
    $10.99 US
    Ebook
    Apr 23, 2001
    Puffin Books
    Ghosts I Have Been
    Ghosts I Have Been
    Richard Peck
    9780141310961
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Dreamland Lake
    Dreamland Lake
    Richard Peck
    9781101664339
    $7.99 US
    Ebook
    May 01, 2000
    Puffin Books
    Strays Like Us
    Strays Like Us
    Richard Peck
    9781101174364
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    May 01, 2000
    Puffin Books
    The Great Interactive Dream Machine
    The Great Interactive Dream Machine
    Richard Peck
    9781101174357
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Nov 01, 1998
    Puffin Books
    The Ghost Belonged to Me
    The Ghost Belonged to Me
    Richard Peck
    9780140386714
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1997
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Lost in Cyberspace
    Lost in Cyberspace
    Richard Peck
    9780140378566
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1997
    Puffin Books
    5-1/16 x 7-3/4
    Father Figure
    Father Figure
    Richard Peck
    9781101664346
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Jan 01, 1996
    Puffin Books

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