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Richard Peck - The Past is Paramount (Hardcover)
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Richard Peck - The Past is Paramount (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature
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One of the most revered authors of young adult books, Richard Peck
has penned several critical and commercial successes including
Dreamland Lake, The Ghost Belonged to Me, and the National Book
Award finalist, A Long Way from Chicago. Peck's novels have also
received prestigious awards including the Edgar for Are You in the
House Alone? and the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder. He is
also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the National
Humanities Medal, the ALAN Award, and the National Endowment for
the Humanities Medallion. In Richard Peck: The Past Is Paramount,
authors Donald R. Gallo and Wendy J. Glenn recount the highlights
of Peck's life, focusing on his world travels, his accomplishments
as a teacher and his renowned writing career. Gallo and Glenn
examine Peck's 30 novels, as well as his short stories and
children's books, poems, essays and other nonfiction. An additional
chapter analyzes themes, characters, and style in his writing. The
appendixes list Peck's many honors and prizes, as well as film
adaptations of his works. The extensive bibliography cites all of
Peck's primary and secondary works, along with sources of
interviews, speeches, prayers and credos, articles about him, and
sources of reviews of each of his books. For fans and scholars
alike, Richard Peck: The Past Is Paramount is the most
authoritative resource about the life and work of this beloved
author.
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