Richard Peck

Richard Peck was an American novelist known for his contributions to modern young adult literature. His Grandma Dowdel pair, A Long Way from Chicago and its sequel A Year Down Yonder, includes the book that won the Newbery Medal in 2001. The American Library Association gave Peck its Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1990, and his other novels include The Best Man and Amanda/Miranda. Peck was born in 1934 and died in 2018.