Richard Peck (1934–2018)
Autor(a) de A Long Way from Chicago
About the Author
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. mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Richard Peck
Stargazer's Guide to the Galaxy, The 1 exemplar
The Teachers Funerall 1 exemplar
Secrets at Sea (Paperback) - Common 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Sixteen: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults (1985) — Contribuidor — 161 exemplares
Time Capsule: Short Stories About Teenagers Throughout the Twentieth Century (1999) — Contribuidor — 58 exemplares
From One Experience to Another: Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences Through Fiction (1997) — Contribuidor — 42 exemplares
Het Beste Boek 103: Amanda/Miranda / Renner in opspraak / Vesting in de duinen / Eenzaamheid vol leven 2 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1934-04-10
- Data de falecimento
- 2018-05-23
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Decatur, Illinois, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- Illinois, USA
New York, USA - Educação
- University of Oxford (Exeter College)
- Ocupações
- teacher
lecturer - Organizações
- United States Army
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- National Humanities Medal (2001)
Boston Globe - Horn Book Award (2017)
Membros
Discussions
1980s? fiction novel involving time travel, the Titanic and Adoph Hitler em Name that Book (Junho 2016)
Críticas
Listas
Sonlight Books (2)
4th Grade Books (3)
grrrrrl power (1)
Prémios
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 58
- Also by
- 20
- Membros
- 22,561
- Popularidade
- #941
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 601
- ISBN
- 493
- Línguas
- 12
- Marcado como favorito
- 22