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Day No Pigs Would Die
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Robert Newton Peck
This autobiographical novel which evokes scenes of by-gone times is about the author, just turning 13, living on a farm in Vermont. The young protagonist struggles with the loss of both his father and his favorite pig, forcing him to become a man before his time in this gentle, moving, and poignant book.
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Soup
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Robert Newton Peck
Rob and Soup are best friends. The two are always creating new adventures, which somehow always seem to turn to trouble. This autobiographical novel about the author's boyhood is timeless.
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Soup & Me
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Robert Newton Peck
The further adventures and misadventures of Rob and Soup, two boys growing up in a small Vermont town.
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Soup for President
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Robert Newton Peck
It's a battle of loyalties when Soup decides to run for class president against Rob's sweetheart, Norma Jean. Whom should Rob choose when it comes time to vote? "Peck's folksy humor is at its best here".--"School Library Journal". B&W illustrations.
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Soup's Goat
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Robert Newton Peck
It's the town's first annual goat cart race and Soup and Rob have entered. Soup enlists the help of squeaky-clean, dirtymouthed cousin Sexton and sweet-tal king Norma Jean Bissell, as well as half of Arno Fletcher's farm animals. It's going to be quite a race . . . or maybe a riot!
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Soup on Ice
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Robert Newton Peck
Soup and Rob can't wait for the special Christmas Eve tree-lighting ceremony in which they play an important role. But as usual, things don't go exactly as planned, and Soup and Rob give the town a Christmas Eve they'll never forget.
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Fiction is Folks: How to Create Unforgettable Characters
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Soup in the Saddle
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Robert Newton Peck
Soup and Rob find an old saddle and decide that the only thing they need to become real cowboys is a horse. But when they borrow a horse that seems tame enough, they're quite surprised to learn that the horse's real name is Thunderbolt--and that he lives up to it.
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Horse Thief
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Robert Newton Peck
In this novel set during the Great Depression, a 17-year-old rodeo worker sets out to rescue the show's horses when the rodeo shuts down and the owner decides to sell them off to a pet food factory.
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Soup on Fire
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Screen idol Fearless Ferguson and a talent scout visit Learning, Vermont, in search of a star, and the whole town goes talent-crazy. Rob and his friend Soup can't act, sing, or dance, but they're sure to win the contest with their death-defying stunt--so death-defying that not even Fearless would try it!
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Hamilton
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Robert Newton Peck
A pig's tremendous appetite proves useful when a wolf invades the barnyard.
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Soup in Love
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Robert Newton Peck
When the lovely Norma Jean Bissell and a pair of twins steal their hearts, best pals Soup and Rob win the prize for best Valentine in town. The huge contraption they create, however, is too big for them to move alone. But convincing the two strongest kids--who are also the meanest--to help will require all the cunning Soup and Rob can muster. ...
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Soup on Wheels
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Robert Newton Peck
Rob and Soup vie for the prize in their town's "Vermont Mardy Grah".
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Soup's Hoop
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Robert Newton Peck
Soup, Rob and the whole town have basketball fever. But the star center of the home team has sprained his ankle, and the big game against Pratt Falls is just around the corner. There's a European basketball star in town, but he needs special music to inspire him to play. Can Soup and Rob locate a spitzentootle to play for Piffle Shootensinker?
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Soup's Uncle
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Robert Newton Peck
In trouble again! That's where Soup and Rob find themselves, but this time the trouble is very loud and fast as Soup's rowdy uncle roars into town with his gang of tough-riding motorcycle pals, the Hardboilers. More full-throttle, fast-paced fun with Soup and Rob in their tenth adventure!
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Part of the Sky
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Robert Newton Peck
A sequel to "A Day No Pigs Would Die." After his father's death, 13-year-old Rob finds himself in charge of the family farm. He must struggle through Depression hardships while reckoning with first pangs of love.
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Nine Man Tree
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Robert Newton Peck
Deep in the Florida swampland in the 1930s, young Yoolee Tharp is fast becoming a man. When his family's tiny Everglades settlement is stalked by an enormous killer beast, and his father disappears, it's up to Yoolee to protect his family. He's aided only by his wits, courage, and a mysterious stranger.
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Bro
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Robert Newton Peck
Young Tug Dockery witnesses a brutal act by his grandfather that leaves him unable to speak, so when his parents die, Tug's beloved older brother feels compelled to escape from a hellish labor camp to rescue him from their grandfather's Florida cattle ranch.
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Weeds in Bloom: Autobiography of an Ordinary Man
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With over 65 books published, including the breathtaking (and somewhat autobiographical) A Day No Pigs Would Die , Robert Newton Peck has enjoyed an illustrious writing career. Now, in an autobiography as unique as he is, Peck tells his story through the people in his life. From his roots as a poor Vermont farmer’s son to his years as a ...
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Extra Innings
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Robert Newton Peck
From the author of "A Day No Pigs Would Die" comes this novel about 16-year old pitcher Tate Stonemason, who is crippled in body and spirit after a plane crash. He finds unexpected solace from his great-grandfather and his loving great-aunt Viddy, who tells Tate the story of her childhood traveling with the Depression-era baseball team, Ethiopia's ...
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Soup 1776
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Robert Newton Peck
The invincible Soup Vinson and his hapless best friend, Rob, are back in another adventure. This time, Soup and Rob are helping to plan the annual July 4th celebration. With all the action and high jinks that have made Soup books favorites for years, Soup 1776 is revolutionary fun.
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The King's Iron
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Eagle Fur
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The Horse Hunters
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Robert Newton Peck
Set in Florida in 1932, this is the story of Ladd Bodeen, 15, who undertakes a harrowing journey into the wilds of southern Florida to round up a herd of wild horses--and prove his manhood in the process. By the author of A Day No Pigs Would Die. Line drawings.
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Fawn,
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Robert Newton Peck
At the time of the Battle of Ticonderoga in 1758, an Indian boy, the son of a Jesuit priest, observes the savagery of the French, English, and Indians, and tries to save his father from what could be a terrible fate.
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