The Last Safe Place on Earth - Hardcover

Peck, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385320523 ISBN 13: 9780385320528

Publisher: Delacorte Pr, 1995

Synopsis

The author of Remembering the Good Times takes on censorship and fundamentalism in suburbia in the story of Walden Woods, where Todd's little sister starts having nightmares and a parent group is removing "evil" books from the libraries.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in Decatur, IIlinois, Richard Peck has written over 18 novels for young readers. He is the winner of the 1990 Margaret A. Edwards Award, a prestigious award sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association in cooperation with School Library Journal; the 1990 National Council of Teachers of English/ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to young adult literature; and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award.
Peck says, "I want to write novels that ask honest questions about serious issues. A novel is never an answer; it's always a question." In The Last Safe Place on Earth, Peck deals with the serious issue of censorship, and young readers will have many questions long after the close the book.

From the Inside Flap:

inks life in the quality community of Walden Woods is perfect, until Laurel, his dream girl, comes to babysit for his sister and reveals the forces of fundamentalism and censorship at work in the town.

A provocative new novel by a highly honored author that speaks to today's issues of censorship and fundamentalism.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0385320523
• ISBN 13: 9780385320528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 161