![]() ![]() At the same time, Peck doesn’t mind interrupting his linear narrative to indicate what moments later inspired various of his novels.Īlso, his first chapter serves mostly as a prologue. ![]() In his memoir, Peck follows a somewhat chronological order, detailing moments from childhood through high school as well as college and eventually through his teaching and writing career. ![]() Hinton, Anonymously Yours, A Memoir by Richard Peck There are people who go and there are people who stay. If we were content with the life around us and thought we were communicating well with people we already knew, we wouldn’t have to leave town, hole up, and hurl messages at distant strangers. ![]() Later in the week, I’ll also share from Peck’s speeches, as well reviews of two of his books. Edwards Award from the American Library Association.īelow is extensive biographical information about Richard Peck, taken from his memoir Anonymously Yours, which I had the privilege of getting signed by the author this month at the Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival. Besides winning the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award, Peck has also been awarded the Newbery Medal in 2001 for his novel A Year Down Yonder (the sequel to A Long Way From Chicago.) In 1990, for his cumulative contribution to young-adult literature he received the Margaret A. An American novelist known for his prolific contributions to modern young adult literature, Richard Peck has written over twenty novels for young people. ![]()
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