Richard Peck

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American young adult novelist (1934-2018)

United States WritersLived 1934 to 2018 · aged 84

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Richard Wayne Peck was an American novelist known for his contributions to modern young adult literature. He was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2001 for his novel A Year Down Yonder. He received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1990.

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2001Newbery Medal

2001National Humanities Medal

1990Margaret Edwards Award

1974Edgar Awards

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Cassie YatesAlso in Father Figure (1980)

Walter GraumanAlso in Are You in the House Alone? (1978)

Severn DardenAlso in Once Upon a Midnight Scary (1979)

John ErmanAlso in Child of Glass (1978)

Jerry LondonAlso in Father Figure (1980)

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