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Richard Peck (1934–2018)

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Richard Peck was born in Decatur, Illinois on April 5, 1934. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from DePauw University in 1956. After graduation, he served two years in the U.S. Army in Germany, where he worked as a chaplain's assistant writing sermons and completing paperwork. näytä lisää He received a master's degree in English from Southern Illinois University in 1959. He taught high school English in Illinois and New York City. He stopped teaching in 1971 to write a novel. His first book, Don't Look and It Won't Hurt, was published in 1972 and was adapted as the 1992 film Gas Food Lodging. He wrote more than 40 books for both adults and young adults including Amanda/Miranda, Those Summer Girls I Never Met, The River Between Us, A Long Way from Chicago, A Season of Gifts, The Teacher's Funeral, Fair Weather, Here Lies the Librarian, On the Wings of Heroes, and The Best Man. A Year down Yonder won the Newbery Medal in 2001 and Are You in the House Alone? won an Edgar Award. The Ghost Belonged to Me was adapted into the film Child of Glass. He received the MAE Award in 1990 and the National Humanities Medal in 2002. He died following a long battle with cancer on May 23, 2018 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän

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Tekijän teokset

A Long Way from Chicago (1998) 4,867 kappaletta
A Year Down Yonder (2000) 4,438 kappaletta
The River Between Us (2003) 1,532 kappaletta
Here Lies the Librarian (2006) 1,405 kappaletta
Fair Weather (1986) 1,154 kappaletta
A Season of Gifts (2009) 771 kappaletta
On The Wings of Heroes (2007) 625 kappaletta
Ghosts I Have Been (1977) 507 kappaletta
The Ghost Belonged to Me (1975) 449 kappaletta
Secrets at Sea (2011) 442 kappaletta
The Best Man (2016) 380 kappaletta
Are You in the House Alone? (1976) 328 kappaletta
Voices after Midnight (1989) 274 kappaletta
Amanda/Miranda (1980) 251 kappaletta
Remembering the Good Times (1985) 176 kappaletta
Secrets of the Shopping Mall (1979) 173 kappaletta
Past Perfect, Present Tense (2004) 154 kappaletta
The Last Safe Place on Earth (1933) 148 kappaletta
Strays Like Us (2000) 146 kappaletta
London Holiday (1998) 130 kappaletta
Three Quarters Dead (2010) 117 kappaletta
Through a Brief Darkness (1924) 114 kappaletta
Don't Look and It Won't Hurt (1972) 102 kappaletta
Edge of Awareness (1966) — Toimittaja — 102 kappaletta
Father Figure (1678) 94 kappaletta
Lost in Cyberspace (1995) 93 kappaletta
Dreamland Lake (1973) 90 kappaletta
Monster Night at Grandma's House (1800) 83 kappaletta
Unfinished Portrait Of Jessica (1991) 75 kappaletta
Princess Ashley (1987) 70 kappaletta
Those Summer Girls I Never Met (1988) 62 kappaletta
Representing Super Doll (1974) 52 kappaletta
Close Enough to Touch (1981) 48 kappaletta
Anonymously Yours (1786) 35 kappaletta
Rock: Making Musical Choices (1985) 23 kappaletta
This Family of Women (1983) 23 kappaletta
Love and Death at the Mall (1994) 16 kappaletta
New York time (1981) 13 kappaletta

Associated Works

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Avustaja — 764 kappaletta
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (2008) — Avustaja — 342 kappaletta
Night Terrors: Stories of Shadow and Substance (1996) — Avustaja — 104 kappaletta
Who Do You Think You Are?: Stories of Friends and Enemies (1993) — Avustaja — 94 kappaletta
Best Shorts: Favorite Stories for Sharing (2006) — Avustaja — 90 kappaletta
Destination Unexpected: Short Stories (2003) — Avustaja — 77 kappaletta
Visions: 19 Short Stories (1987) — Avustaja — 72 kappaletta
Acting Out (2008) — Avustaja — 66 kappaletta

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ASSG.Library | 15 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 15, 2024 |
I really enjoyed this, even though I hadn't read the first one. The relationship between grandmother and granddaughter is understated but very tender and the comic moments are a lot of fun. a warning to animal lovers, there is one chapter regarding foxes that you might want to skip altogether. It is a country/farm based story and rather matter of fact about things that would upset people
 
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cspiwak | 101 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 6, 2024 |
An absorbing tale of a poor family living in southern Illinois at the start of the US Civil War. I was so drawn into the story and characters that I read on, late into the night. Another excellent work by this author.
 
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fuzzi | 52 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 14, 2024 |
I LOVE THIS BOOK. It's hard for me to even write a review of this book I loved it so much. So I guess I will just list things I loved about it.

-I loved Archer's voice.

-I loved the plot structure, bookended by weddings, and told as if Archer is talking to the reader, guiding the reader through his 1st grade year to his 6th grade year.

-I loved Archer's family: his cook/mechanic dad, his psychologist mom, his architect grandpa, his Uncle Paul. Even his irritating sister Holly and his witchy grandma.

-I loved that the book is realistic and not. Events are believable, but things like Lynette's overly mature outlook and the character of Little Lord Hilary are larger than life. See also: how often Archer's school makes headlines and Ms. Roebuck's computer incompetence. Stylistically, this enhances the feeling that Archer is trying to tell the reader a good story and perhaps fudging a bit to make it better, which accounts for things not being entirely believable.

-I love, love, loved Mr. McLeod (I had to Google how to pronounce that name - it's "McCloud"). I've complained in the past about too many children's books relying on the magic teacher trope - you know, like Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society. But Mr. McLeod, in my opinion, isn't a magic teacher stereotype. Sure, he's young and exciting, but there's way more to him than just being a great teacher.

-I love how funny and joyful this book is. Especially in 2016, which I dubbed the Year of Sad after reading offerings by some of kidlit's most prominent authors (see my review of [b:Maybe a Fox|25785754|Maybe a Fox|Kathi Appelt|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435872440s/25785754.jpg|45636443]).

I sincerely hope this will be one of our Mock Newbery books this year. Last year we got a little bit of resistance with [b:The Thing About Jellyfish|24396876|The Thing About Jellyfish|Ali Benjamin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1439121354s/24396876.jpg|43981451] because there was a relatively minor gay character. Being that most of our Mock Newbery participants are in 5th grade and this book is pretty squarely about 5th/6th graders, I feel confident we can put it on the ballot if the rest of the committee agrees that it's really high quality literature for kids.

And, you know, if it won the real Newbery, I wouldn't be upset.
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LibrarianDest | 29 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 3, 2024 |

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