What is Richard Peck?
[[File:Richard peck 8872.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Peck in 2013]] '''Richard Wayne Peck''' (April 10, 1934 – May 23, 2018) was an American novelist. He was born in [[Decatur, Illinois]], but was raised in [[Chicago]]. He wrote [[young adult literature]]. He won the [[Newbery Medal]] in 2001 for his novel ''[[A Year Down Yonder]]'' (the sequel to ''[[A Long Way from Chicago|A Long Way From Chicago]]''). Peck died on May 23, 2018, at his home in [[New York City]] of [[cancer]] at the age of 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kitsapsun/obituary.aspx?n=richard-peck&pid=189106077|title=Richard Peck Obituary|website=legacy.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://books.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jsp?authorID=5557&collateralID=10418&displayName=Interview+Transcript Scholastic.com: Authors & Books: Richard Peck's Interview Transcript] interview by students {{dead link |date=March 2013}} * [http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/richard-peck Richard Peck at Scholastic Teachers] <!-- search does not hit the interview --> *[http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/rpeck.html Featured Author: Richard Peck] at Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Peck, Richard}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York City]] [[Category:American children's writers]] [[Category:20th-century American novelists]] [[Category:Writers from Chicago]] {{US-bio-stub}}