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Robert Newton Peck (February 17, 1928 – June 23, 2020) was an American author who specialized in children's and young adult literature. His works include A Day No Pigs Would Die , Millie's Boy , and the Soup series.
A Day No Pigs Would Die is a semi-autobiographical novel by Robert Newton Peck about Rob Peck, a boy coming of age in rural Vermont on an impoverished farm. [1] Originally published in 1972, it is one of the first books to be categorized as young adult fiction, in addition to being Peck's first novel; the sequel, A Part of the Sky, was published in 1994.
The 1970 Newbery Medal winning book Sounder, by William H. Armstrong, was the inaugural winner of the Mark Twain Award in 1972. [ 2 ] Peg Kehret has won the Mark Twain Award four times, once in 1999 for Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio , a memoir of her childhood, and three times in six years from 2007 to 2012 for novels.
Robert Peck may refer to: Robert Newton Peck (1928–2020), American author; Robert W. Peck, 21st-century Canadian diplomat; Bob Peck (1945–1999), English actor; Bob Peck (athletic director) (1928–2021), American coach and athletic director; Robert Peck (MP for Lincoln) (died c. 1400) Robert Peck (MP for Huntingdon), 15th-century MP for ...
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Soup is a 1974 children's novel by American author Robert Newton Peck. It is the first book in the series. Its main characters are two boys, Robert (the narrator) and his close friend Luther, better known as "Soup". It takes place during the 1930s in a small town in Vermont, and deals with the daily lives of the main characters. Soup is a well ...
Josh Peck Robin L Marshall/WireImage/Getty Images Josh Peck is proud to be part of the Oppenheimer cast following the movie’s big night at the 2024 Oscars. The former Drake & Josh star, 37 ...
The Boy Meets World costars addressed their past friendship with Peck shortly before the docuseries was released. (Strong, 44, and Friedle, 47, met Peck during his time as a guest star on their ...