Book Awards & Distinctions
for Richard Peck
3 Lifetime Achievement Awards 35 Total Book Awards
The Best Man (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
A Long Way From Chicago (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1999
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 1999
The River Between Us (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2004
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2024
Winner, 2004
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2004
A Year Down Yonder (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 2001
Are You in the House Alone? (2)
Edgars Award, 1961-2024
Winner, 1977
Fair Weather (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Father Figure (1)
The Ghost Belonged to Me (1)
Ghosts I Have Been (1)
Remembering the Good Times (1)
A Season of Gifts (1)
Secrets at Sea (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012