Father Figure
After his mother dies, 17-year-old Jim realizes he must raise his younger brother, Byron, alone. But when their father shows up with plans to take them to Florida, Jim wonders if the reunion will last.
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
$7.99
January 1, 1996RICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O’Dell Award for The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher’s Funeral. He was the first children’s author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.
The Best Man
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The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
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Secrets at Sea
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Amanda/Miranda
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Three Quarters Dead
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A Season of Gifts
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On the Wings of Heroes
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A Year Down Yonder
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Here Lies the Librarian
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The Teacher's Funeral
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Past Perfect, Present Tense
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The River Between Us
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A Long Way From Chicago
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