Richard Peck's Books
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World News Network, April 16, 2013
...be a writer, but I believed people when they said you couldn't get your first book published," Richard Peck, the award-winning author for young people and 1956 graduate of DePauw University, tells the Kansas City Star. "It did seem like an impossible...
DePauw University, April 16, 2013
...be a writer, but I believed people when they said you couldn’t get your first book published," Richard Peck, the award-winning author for young people and 1956 graduate of DePauw University, tells the Kansas City Star. "It did seem like an impossible...
Kansas City Star, April 12, 2013
...A prelude to the convulsion plays even in the tiny river-landing town of Grand Tower, Ill. That’s where 15-year-old Tilly Pruitt notices that the boys her age are taking sides and itching to fight, including her twin brother, Noah. A riverboat...
Broadway World, April 1, 2013
...Roald Dahl, Tomie dePaola, Sarah Dessen, Anna Dewdney, John Green, Anthony Horowitz, John Flanagan, Mike Lupica, Richelle Mead, Richard Peck, Patricia Polacco, and dozens of other popular authors. Penguin Young Readers Group is also the proud publisher...
PublishersWeekly.com, March 4, 2013
...Feiwel and Friends, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-250-01441-2). 50,000 copies. The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck (Dial, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-8037-3838-6). 50,000 copies. July 4 Infinity Ring #4: Curse of the Ancients by Matt de la Pea...
Kirkus Reviews, February 15, 2013
...? Are we really giving copy-editing over to spellcheck? Sometimes unusual word usage is a gift to readers. Richard Peck delights with his appropriation of “infest” to describe a mouse hitchhiking in a fur stole in Secrets at Sea, a brilliant...
PRLog, January 30, 2013
...a great platform to showcase our bargain books on over 30 subjects and website ” Speaking at the launch Richard Peck, Secretary of the Royal Warrant Holders Association commented: “The event will give the British public the opportunity to see the...
Kentucky.com, December 18, 2012
...the Molly Moon series by Georgia Byng, the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary, A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck, the Narnia series by C.S. Lewis, How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, Scat or Hoot by Carl Hiassen, and Dave Barry and Ridley...
Albuquerque Journal, December 16, 2012
...When Richard Peck retired from academia - one position was as president of the University of New Mexico - he resumed a writing career. It was a career Peck had put on...
Stow Sentry, December 16, 2012
...s" tab, or call 330-688-3295 ext. 5. January's book is "A Long Way from Chicago," by Richard Peck. Bridge Club meets Bridge players meet for cards and conversation from 12:45-3:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. The next meeting will be Jan...
Huffington Post, December 14, 2012
...Alex Grecian *** 1/2 12. The Alienist by Caleb Carr *** 13. On The Wings Of Heroes by Richard Peck *** 1/2 14. A Princess Of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs * 15. The Gods Of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs ** 16. The Warlord Of Mars by Edgar...
Spear's, December 6, 2012
...least five consecutive years to The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh or the Prince of Wales. According to Richard Peck, secretary of the Royal Warrant Holders Association, a quarter of its 800 members will demonstrate the ‘service, quality and...
Reading Eagle, December 2, 2012
...s Big Sweater" by David Bedford; "Falling for Rapunzel" by Leah Wilcox; "A Long Way From Chicago" by Richard Peck. Books to buy "1-2-3 Dinosaurs Bite! A Prehistoric Counting Book" by Sterling Publishing, illustrated by Steve Jenkins, Sterling, 2012,...
Scholastic, November 30, 2012
...hardcover picturebooks | Ages 4-8 Ages 4-8 $13.99 The Teacher Store A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck Eight thoroughly entertaining stories of Grandma Dowdel, a constant source of delight and surprise in her Depression-era town. "A small...
