Richard
Peck This
site profiles winners of the Margaret A. Edwards
Award, a lifetime achievement award given to authors
whose books are popular with teenagers. Richard
Peck received the award in 1990. Read the biographical
sketch of the author given here and note his comments
about young readers. Do you agree that a novel must
first entertain, before it can do anything else?
And do you prefer a happy ending? Discuss your opinions
with a small group of classmates.
