A Long Way from Chicago was written by Richard Peck, a writer, playwright, and speaker, in 1998 and won a Newbury Honor in 1999. Its sequel, A Year Down Yonder, was published in 2000 and won the Newbery Medal in 2001.
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts (2004) by Ricard Peck is a novel that begins with an unexpected line: "If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time of year for it." Set in 1904, The Teacher's Funeral follows a young man named...
