A Day No Pigs Would Die

A Day No Pigs Would Die
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2010-01-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307574512

Originally published in hardcover in 1972, A Day No Pigs Would Die was one of the first young adult books, along with titles like The Outsiders and The Chocolate War. In it, author Robert Newton Peck weaves a story of a Vermont boyhood that is part fiction, part memoir. The result is a moving coming-of-age story that still resonates with teens today.

A Part of the Sky

A Part of the Sky
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2011-08-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307574369

In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Robert Newton Peck's bestselling classic, A Day No Pigs Would Die, here is the eagerly anticipated sequel. This must for schools, libraries, and summer reading lists is now available for the first time in paperback. Times are difficult during the Great Depression, and thirteen-year-old Rob Peck must struggle to keep his family together after the death of his father. Disaster after disaster strikes and the family is forced to sell their farm. Relying solely on their strong Shaker faith and close family ties, the Pecks finally prevail and young Rob learns that true wealth extends beyond money and that real values are priceless.

Extra Innings

Extra Innings
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2003-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0064472299

After an airplane crash that claims the lives of most of his family, sixteen-year-old Tate finds unexpected solace in the stories of his great-aunt Vidalia's childhood travels with a Depression-era Negro League baseball team.

Patooie

Patooie
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 158
Release: 1977
Genre: Country life
ISBN: 9780394835808

A bishop's wife and a used-car salesman compete in a watermelon seed-spitting contest.

Cowboy Ghost

Cowboy Ghost
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: HarperTeen
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2000-05-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780064472289

Sixteen-year-old Tee sets off on a grueling cattle drive up through the Florida wilderness of the 1920s in order to prove to his father that he is just as talented a rider as his older brother Micah. Reprint.

Soup

Soup
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1998-11-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0679892613

"Rural Vermont during the 1920's is the setting for this nostalgic account of episodes in the lives of young Robert Peck and his pal, Soup."--starred, School Library Journal

Fawn

Fawn
Author: L.M. Dougherty
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2018-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525521136

Moving to a dusty old farmhouse in the country was not Freya’s idea, but her parents insisted she would grow to love their new life. Trying to make the best of it, she sets off to explore the forest that covers their acreage, envisioning endless adventures to come. There, she meets a creature named Fawn, whose soft voice and kindness lure her to him. Thinking she has made a strange new friend, she promises to return the next day—but Fawn has other ideas. Freya barely manages to escape his clutches and soon discovers that she is not the first child to fall into Fawn’s trap. Others wander the woods, their blank eyes staring longingly for freedom, tortured by Fawn’s grasp. Tormented in her own home but unable to leave, Freya must find a way to defeat the monster without becoming another of Fawn’s lost souls.

Soup on Ice

Soup on Ice
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1985
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Rob and Soup engineer an incredible appearance by Santa and his sleigh in their small Vermont town.

Bro

Bro
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2005-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060529768

Tugwell Dockery hasn't spoken since the horrific events that unfolded one afternoon six years ago at his grand-father's ranch. Now he's back there, newly orphaned, living with his grandfather and gutsy great-aunt. The only person who understands him is his brother, Broda Joe. But Broda Joe's in jail, and Tug hasn't seen him in two years. Now, more than ever, Tug needs Bro, but their reunion will cost them more than they ever expected.

Soup's Goat

Soup's Goat
Author: Robert Newton Peck
Publisher: Yearling Books
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1988-12-01
Genre: Country life
ISBN: 9780440401308

Clean and tidy cousin Sexton lends his unusual talent to Soup and Rob as they engage in the town's goat-cart race.