![]() He received his highest praise for "A Year Down Yonder," set in rural Illinois during the Great Depression and winner of the John Newbery Medal in 2001 for the year's best children's book.Ī year later, he became the first children's writer to be given a National Humanities Medal. Willing from the start to address social issues, his debut novel "Don't Look and It Won't Hurt" was a story of teen pregnancy later adapted into the acclaimed independent film "Gas Food Lodging." CORAL GABLES, FL - OCTOBER 06: Author Richard Peck greets fans and signs copies of "The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail" at Books and Books on Octoin Coral Gables, Florida. 'Newbery Award-winning author Richard Peck is at his very best in this fast-paced mystery adventure. The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck. The tiniest mouse in the Royal Mews is such a mystery he doesn't even know his own name He scampers off on a epic adventure in and around Buckingham Palace with a plan to seek the advice of Queen Victoria. His publisher, Penguin Young Readers, told The Associated Press, that he died after a battle with cancer.Ī native of Decatur, Illinois, and graduate of DePauw University, he was a prolific author who wrote dozens of books, but didn't start until his mid-30s when he decided to quit teaching. The companion book to Richard Peck and Kelly Murphys acclaimed Secrets at Sea, released July 2nd, 2013. ![]() ![]() Peck died on Wednesday at his home in New York City at age 84. ![]()
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