name: Richard Peck
birth_date: 1934-04-10 00:00:00
death_date: 2018-05-24 00:00:00
genres: Children's Books, Young Adult, Literature & Fiction
influences:  Paul Zindel
avg_rating: 3.94
ratings_count: 112981
about: Richard Peck was an American novelist known for his prolific contributions to modern young adult literature. He was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2001 for his novel A Year Down Yonder. For his cumulative contribution to young-adult literature, he received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1990.