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

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

                

    

Family Members

• Sister named Cheryl

• Parents: Wayne Morris and Virginia Peck

• Elizabeth Case-first wife & Rebecca Jeffords-second wife

Occupations other than Writing

• 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

• Textbook editor 1963- 65

• Hunter College of the City University of New York and Hunter College High School, New York, NY. Instructor in English and education, 1965-71

Inspirations

• Father

• Mark Twain's books

• World War II

• Interests in literature and history.

Types of Books

• Mysteries

• Historical fiction

• 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 • Newbery Honor Award• Many more

Edgar Allen Poe Award

Current Life

• Travels the world

• Lives in New York

• Continues to write after forty years.

Richard Wayne Peck

By: Daden Goldfinger, Courtney Sellig and

Sunghue Jeong