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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 odell award for the river between us, the edgar allen poe award for are you in the house alone. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden, from the soviet invasion to september 10, 2001 a long way gone is a wrenching, beautiful, and mesmerizing tale. A long way from chicago by richard peck book 1 of the long way from chicago series. About a long way from chicago puffin modern classics a newbery honor book a summer theyll never forget.
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