Richard PeckRichard Peck

By: Daden Goldfinger, By: Daden Goldfinger, Sunghue Jeong, and Courtney Sunghue Jeong, and Courtney

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Early Life

Born: April 5, 1934

Birthplace: Decatur IL, United States

Parents: Wayne Morris And Virgina Peck

College:4 colleges: Exeter 1955-1956, DePauw 1956, Southern Illinois 1959, Washington1960-1961

                

    

Occupations other than Writing

• Textbook editor

• Soldier in Germany

• Play writer

• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, instructor in English, 1958-60

• Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, IL, teacher of English, 1961-63

• Scott, Foresman Co., Chicago, IL• Hunter College of the City University of New York and Hunter College High

School, New York, NY• Instructor in English and education, 1965-71

Inspiration

• Father

• Mark Twain's books

• World War II

• Interests in literature and history.

Types of books

• Mysteries

• Historical fiction

• Newbery honor

• Young Adult fiction

• Children

• Horror

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Awards

• Child Study Association of America Children's Book of the Year citation

• National Council for the Advancement of Education Award

• Edgar Allan Poe Award

• New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year citation

• And many more

Child Study Association of America Children's Book of the Year

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