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American novelist ()

Richard Wayne Peck (April 10, – May 23, ) was an American novelist known for his contributions to modern young adult literature.

He was awarded the Newbery Medal in for his novel A Year Down Yonder (the sequel to A Long Way From Chicago).^[3] He received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in ^[4][a]

Early life

Richard Wayne Peck was born on April 5, , in Illinois.

His mother was a Wesleyan University graduate, and his father owned a service station.

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He attended school in Decatur, Illinois.

Peck earned a bachelor's degree in English at DePauw University in and spent his junior year abroad at the University of Exeter.^[5]

After college, he was drafted into the US Army as a chaplain's assistant and spent two years serving in Stuttgart, Germany.

In a interview he commented, "I think your view of the world goes on—for the rest of your life—as the world you saw