Richard Peck

When Alexander notices an eerie light out in the barn, he thinks his friend Blossom Culp is trying to spook him. But one night, Alexander comes face to face with the ghost of a drowned girl who brings a cryptic message. Is there time for Alexander to act on her words?

Print · English

WINNER OF THE EDGAR ALLEN POE AWARD • From two-time National Book Award finalist of A Long Way from Chicago comes a suspenseful young adult thriller that explores the challenges of those who seek justice in a biased system. Don’t answer the phone. Gail Osburne is living the good life in suburban Connecticut—until she finds an obscene note in her locker. “Forget it,” her friend Alison counsels. But Gail can’t forget. Another note appears . . . and another. Then the phone calls start—and the horrible feeling that someone, somewhere, is watching her and waiting for the chance to strike. This classic thriller from Richard Peck is a spine-tingling ride from start to finish—one readers won’t soon forget.

Print · English

eBook · Penguin · 2000 · English

After his mother's death, seventeen-year-old Jim believes he must take responsibility for raising his younger brother, Byron. Their absent father then returns with plans to move both boys to Florida. His arrival offers the possibility of a reunited family but also raises questions about whether he can provide the stability they need. Jim must decide how much trust to place in a parent he barely knows while reconsidering the role he has assumed in his brother's life.

Print · Penguin · English

eBook · Penguin · English

Eighth graders Barnie and Teresa flee both a violent gang and troubled homes with only four dollars between them. A bus takes them to Paradise Park, which turns out to be a suburban shopping mall rather than the refuge they imagined. Unable to return home, they secretly live inside a department store after closing time. What appears to be a safe, climate-controlled hiding place becomes unsettling when they discover that they are not the only people occupying the mall at night.

Print · Dell · 1980 · English
ISBN 9780440980995

eBook · Delacorte Press · 1979 · English

Blossom Culp is an outspoken outsider in Bluff City who claims she can see what others cannot. She is startled when the story she has told becomes true and she discovers that she actually possesses second sight. Visions can carry her toward the future or into the past, including the sinking Titanic, but knowledge does not give her the power to rewrite history. Blossom must learn what her unsettling gift can reveal and what remains beyond anyone's control.

Print · Penguin · English

eBook · Penguin · English

Trav, Kate, and Buck form a close trio during their freshman year of high school. As they grow older, Trav pushes himself relentlessly to succeed, judging his achievements through both his own expectations and those he perceives from his parents and the wider world. Kate and Buck value their friendship with him, but affection may not be enough to reach someone overwhelmed by pressure or to recognize every danger before it is too late.

Print · English

eBook · Delacorte Press · 1985 · English

During the recession of 1937, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice leaves Chicago to spend a year with Grandma Dowdel in a small Illinois town. She expects separation from home and an unfamiliar school to make the arrangement difficult. Instead, her formidable grandmother's schemes, fierce loyalties, and unconventional sense of justice draw Mary Alice into local conflicts, unexpected friendships, and community life. Over the year, she begins to understand both Grandma and her own capacity to adapt.

Print · 2000 · English
ISBN 9780803726338

Print · 2000 · English
ISBN 9781440670848

Print · Penguin · 2002-11-21 · English
ISBN 9780142300701

Print · Marco Book Company · 2009-07 · English
ISBN 9780784832110