Richard Peck: A Spellbinding Storyteller

by Kimberly Campbell

Richard Peck is a Midwestern success story. Born and reared in Decatur, Illinois, he became a teacher but eventually quit his job to become a writer, but Peck could never fully leave the classroom. So now he reaches his students by writing books for them. Peck has an elegant way of creating quirky characters and historically accurate settings, and weaves them into a magical and extraordinary story. His 2001 Newbery winning book, A Year Down Yonder,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766027236
• ISBN13: 9780766027237
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8