Books by Richard Peck
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review 1: Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck – Historical Fiction/Animal Fantasy, 4th grade and up – Well, it took over three months to read this book aloud to my son. The sequel will be read just by me – The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail. The word choice is completely fitting of a histori...
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review 1: What was not to like in this book? It takes the world of British royalty and shows it to us through the unique perspective of a curious and noble mouse. Where other reviewers criticized Peck's use of formal and stilted language, I found it charming and adding to the flavor of t...
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review 1: "Three Quarters Dead" by Richard Peck is a 193 page fiction tale of a popular girl wanabe, Kerry, who becomes victim to the mean girl popular clique that she admires so much. Kerry is warned that the group will do nothing but use her, but with stars in her foggy little eyes, she...
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review 1: In 1958 a preacher and his family move to a small Illinois town, right next door to Mrs. Dowdel, the town curmudgeon. The seasons pass and as Christmas nears, Mrs. Dowdel shows her neighbors and the town, gifts can come in the unlikeliest forms.The story is told by the preachers ...