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Book Synopsis A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics) by : Richard Peck
Download or read book A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics) written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-04-12 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Joey and his sister Mary Alice as they spend nine unforgettable summers with the worst influence imaginable-their grandmother!
Book Synopsis A Year Down Yonder by : Richard Peck
Download or read book A Year Down Yonder written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-12-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Medal Winner Richard Peck's Newbery Medal-winning sequel to A Long Way from Chicago Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole long year with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else! All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out . . . better not. This wry, delightful sequel to the Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago has already taken its place among the classics of children's literature. "Hilarious and poignant." —Publishers Weekly, starred review A Newbery Medal Winner A New York Times Bestseller An ALA Notable Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Download or read book Secrets at Sea written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adorable tale of a family of mice stowaways on an adventurous ship's journey In the beloved tradition of The Borrowers, The Tale of Despereaux, and The Cricket in Times Square, here is an irresistible adventure story about the tiny creatures who secretly live among us humans, as only Newbery Medal winner Richard Peck could imagine it. Set on a grand cruise ship to England in 1887, this beautifully illustrated tale of a charming family of mice is full of laughs, near misses, and surprises. Multiple-award-winning author Richard Peck at his best and most playful!
Book Synopsis Ghosts I Have Been by : Richard Peck
Download or read book Ghosts I Have Been written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-04-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon discovering that she has the gift of Second Sight, Blossom also learns that whether glimpsing the future or traveling into the past, one is powerless to alter history.
Book Synopsis Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories by : Richard Peck
Download or read book Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories written by Richard Peck and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
Book Synopsis The River Between Us by : Richard Peck
Download or read book The River Between Us written by Richard Peck and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2005-06-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois.
Download or read book Amanda/Miranda written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intrigue, romance, and scheming aboard the Titanic This updated edition of the popular Richard Peck novel, available in time to commemorate the anniversary of the Titanic's fateful voyage in 1912, starts with a chilling prophecy. When Miranda begins her position as maid-servant to the glamorous and selfish Amanda Whitwell, Amanda wastes no time in using Miranda to suit her own cruel purposes. Miranda becomes the lynchpin to a plot that Amanda devises to marry an American who can maintain her lavish lifestyle, but also keeps the rogue she loves close at hand. However, destiny intervenes, and they board the ill-fated Titanic. This story has all of the romance, glamour, intrigue, and tragedy of the Titanic but ends, satisfyingly, with redemption and forgiveness.
Download or read book A Season of Gifts written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most adored characters in children's literature is the eccentric, forceful, bighearted Grandma Dowdel, star of the Newbery Award-winning A Year Down Yonder and Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago. And it turns out that her story isn't over. It's now 1958, and a new family has moved in next door to Mrs. Dowdel: a minister and his wife and kids. Soon Mrs. Dowdel will work her particular brand of charm on all of them, and they will quickly discover that the last house in town might also be the most vital.
Download or read book The Best Man written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Medalist Richard Peck tells a story of small-town life, gay marriage, and everyday heroes in this novel for fans of Gary Schmidt and Jack Gantos. Archer Magill has spent a lively five years of grade school with one eye out in search of grown-up role models. Three of the best are his grandpa, the great architect; his dad, the great vintage car customizer,; and his uncle Paul, who is just plain great. These are the three he wants to be. Along the way he finds a fourth—Mr. McLeod, a teacher. In fact, the first male teacher in the history of the school. But now here comes middle school and puberty. Change. Archer wonders how much change has to happen before his voice does. He doesn't see too far ahead, so every day or so a startling revelation breaks over him. Then a really big one when he's the best man at the wedding of two of his role models. But that gets ahead of the story. In pages that ripple with laughter, there's a teardrop here and there. And more than a few insights about the bewildering world of adults, made by a boy on his way to being the best man he can be.
Download or read book Bonanza Girl written by Patricia Beatty and published by . This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended as a literary study guide with activities designed for group and individual projects. Includes a book summary, author information, vocabulary builders, comprehension and discussion questions and cross-curricular activites. Some pages are reproducible for classroom use.
Book Synopsis A Long Way from Chicago by : Richard Peck
Download or read book A Long Way from Chicago written by Richard Peck and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO(CD1장포함)(PUFFIN MODERN CLASSICS) by : RICHARD PECK
Download or read book A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO(CD1장포함)(PUFFIN MODERN CLASSICS) written by RICHARD PECK and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Are You in the House Alone? by : Richard Peck
Download or read book Are You in the House Alone? written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated look for the classic YA thriller from genre heavyweight Richard Peck Sixteen-year-old Gail is living the upper-class suburban life when she begins receiving terrifying phone calls and notes in her locker. And the calls keep coming. When she's attacked by the town's golden boy everyone refuses to take action against him and his powerful family. A frightening drama that deals with heavy teen issues and the idea of justice (or lack thereof) from bestselling author Richard Peck.
Download or read book Lion written by Saroo Brierley and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb
Download or read book Rascal written by Sterling North and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-04-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Honor Book Celebrating 50 years of a beloved classic! Nothing's surprising in the North household, not even Sterling's new pet raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together--until the spring day when everything suddenly changes. Rascal is a heartwarming boyhood memoir that continues to find its way into the hearts of readers fifty years later. This special anniversary edition includes the book's classic illustrations restored to their original splendor, as well as a letter from the author's daughter, and material from the illustrator's personal collection. "Everyone should knock off work, sit beneath the nearest tree, and enjoy Rascal from cover to cover."—Chicago Tribune
Book Synopsis Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics) by : Betsy Byars
Download or read book Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics) written by Betsy Byars and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-04-12 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara's life has always flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake, until her little brother Charlie disappears. Then Sara is forced to see her life in a whole new way.
Book Synopsis Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) by : Eleanor Coerr
Download or read book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) written by Eleanor Coerr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-04-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” —Booklist, starred review The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life—the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan. "[The] story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world.” —The Horn Book "The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching." —BCCB
