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Richard Peck (1934–2018)

Autor de A Long Way from Chicago

57+ Obras 22,200 Miembros 596 Reseñas 22 Preferidas

Sobre El Autor

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 más 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

Series

Obras de Richard Peck

A Long Way from Chicago (1998) 4,774 copias
A Year Down Yonder (2000) 4,376 copias
Here Lies the Librarian (2006) 1,383 copias
Fair Weather (1986) 1,133 copias
A Season of Gifts (2009) 752 copias
On The Wings of Heroes (2007) 617 copias
Ghosts I Have Been (1977) 501 copias
The Ghost Belonged to Me (1975) 439 copias
Secrets at Sea (2011) 428 copias
The Best Man (2016) 374 copias
Are You in the House Alone? (1976) 328 copias
Voices after Midnight (1989) 270 copias
Amanda / Miranda (1980) 251 copias
Remembering the Good Times (1985) 175 copias
Secrets of the Shopping Mall (1979) 171 copias
Past Perfect, Present Tense (2004) 153 copias
The Last Safe Place on Earth (1933) 148 copias
Strays Like Us (2000) 144 copias
London Holiday (1998) 130 copias
Three Quarters Dead (2010) 116 copias
Through a Brief Darkness (1924) 114 copias
Edge of Awareness (1966) — Editor — 102 copias
Don't Look and It Won't Hurt (1972) 100 copias
Father Figure (1678) 94 copias
Lost in Cyberspace (1995) 91 copias
Dreamland Lake (1973) 89 copias
Princess Ashley (1987) 70 copias
Representing Super Doll (1974) 51 copias
Close Enough to Touch (1981) 46 copias
Anonymously Yours (1786) 35 copias
This Family of Women (1983) 22 copias
Love and Death at the Mall (1994) 16 copias
New York time (1981) 13 copias

Obras relacionadas

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Contribuidor — 759 copias
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (2008) — Contribuidor — 337 copias
Night Terrors: Stories of Shadow and Substance (1996) — Contribuidor — 101 copias
Who Do You Think You Are?: Stories of Friends and Enemies (1993) — Contribuidor — 94 copias
Best Shorts: Favorite Stories for Sharing (2006) — Contribuidor — 89 copias
Destination Unexpected: Short Stories (2003) — Contribuidor — 76 copias
Visions: 19 Short Stories (1987) — Contribuidor — 70 copias
Acting Out (2008) — Contribuidor — 66 copias

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1934-04-10
Fecha de fallecimiento
2018-05-23
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
Decatur, Illinois, USA
Lugar de fallecimiento
Manhattan, New York, USA
Lugares de residencia
Illinois, USA
New York, USA
Educación
University of Oxford (Exeter College)
Ocupaciones
teacher
lecturer
Organizaciones
United States Army
Premios y honores
National Humanities Medal (2001)
Boston Globe - Horn Book Award (2017)

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Debates

Reseñas

A Year Down Yonder es una novela de Richard Peck publicada en 2000 y ganó la Medalla Newbery en 2001. Es una secuela de A Long Way from Chicago, que recibió un Honor Newbery
 
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Estadísticas

Obras
57
También por
20
Miembros
22,200
Popularidad
#963
Valoración
3.9
Reseñas
596
ISBNs
492
Idiomas
12
Favorito
22

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