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by Richard Peck (Author)
Winner of the Newbery Medal
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of the Century
"Peck charms readers once again with this entertaining sequel to A Long Way from Chicago"--School Library Journal (starred review)
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
ALA Notable Book
Booklist Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
New York Times Best Seller "Audience members will breathe a sigh of regret when the eventful year "down yonder" draws to a close."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Wit, gentleness, and outrageous farce."--Booklist (starred review)
Author Biography
RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O'Dell Award for The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn BookAward Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher's Funeral. He was the first children's author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.
