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Richard Peck (1934–2018)

Autor(a) de A Long Way from Chicago

58+ Works 22,561 Membros 601 Críticas 22 Favorited

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

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Obras por Richard Peck

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

Associated Works

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Contribuidor — 764 exemplares
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (2008) — Contribuidor — 342 exemplares
Sixteen: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults (1985) — Contribuidor — 161 exemplares
Night Terrors: Stories of Shadow and Substance (1996) — Contribuidor — 104 exemplares
Who Do You Think You Are?: Stories of Friends and Enemies (1993) — Contribuidor — 94 exemplares
Best Shorts: Favorite Stories for Sharing (2006) — Contribuidor — 90 exemplares
Destination Unexpected: Short Stories (2003) — Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
Visions: 19 Short Stories (1987) — Contribuidor — 72 exemplares
Acting Out (2008) — Contribuidor — 66 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)

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ASSG.Library | 15 outras críticas | 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 outras críticas | 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 outras críticas | 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.
… (mais)
 
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LibrarianDest | 29 outras críticas | Jan 3, 2024 |

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Membros
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Popularidade
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Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
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ISBN
493
Línguas
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