Invitations to the World: Teaching and Writing for the Young - Hardcover

Peck, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803727348 ISBN 13: 9780803727342

Publisher: Dial, 2002

Synopsis

Words of wisdom, helpful tips, and social commentary are provided by this Newbery winning author as he discusses his career as a writer through a collection of poems and excerpts from his novels.

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About the Author

Richard Peck has written more than thirty novels, and in the process has become one of the country’s most highly respected writers for children. In fact The Washington Post called him “America’s best living author for young adults.” A versatile writer, he is beloved by middle-graders as well as young adults for his historical and contemporary comedies and coming-of-age novels. He lives in New York City, and spends a great deal of time traveling around the country to speaking engagements at conferences, schools, and libraries.

Mr. Peck is the first children’s book author to have received a National Humanities Medal. He is a Newbery Medal winner (for A Year Down Yonder), a Newbery Honor winner (for A Long Way from Chicago), a two-time National Book Award finalist, and a two-time Edgar Award winner. In addition, he has won a number of major honors for the body of his work, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the Medallion from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Reviews

Aspiring writers learn from voices of experience in a trio of titles. In the first, Invitations to the World: Teaching and Writing for the Young, Newbery Medalist Richard Peck (A Year Down Yonder) describes his own beginnings as a writer and how he gets his ideas, and offers his opinion on education and crafting works of fiction. Ages 12-up.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Dial
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803727348
• ISBN 13: 9780803727342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208