Dreamland Lake
by Richard Peck
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When two thirteen-year-olds discover a dead man, a chain of events begins that involves several kinds of death.Tags
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Flip and Brian, two middle school boys find a body of a dead man while exploring the woods. Intrigued with the mystery of his death, Flip and Brian seeks to find out how this man had died and why. With several visits to where the body was found, the boys find various physical clues around the area. All of these items had swastikas, which encouraged the boys to wonder if these items were of the murderer. Their story, recounted by Brian's point of view tells a story of friendship surviving through different trials, coming of age, and even tragedy.
Middle school boys may be able to relate to Brian and his adventures with his best buddy Flip. The story may seem like a mystery, but the ending doesn't really satisfy your questions. There show more wasn't really a theme that can be easily identified. I don't think this book is a must-have. It may be interesting to see what middle school boys think of this book. show less
Middle school boys may be able to relate to Brian and his adventures with his best buddy Flip. The story may seem like a mystery, but the ending doesn't really satisfy your questions. There show more wasn't really a theme that can be easily identified. I don't think this book is a must-have. It may be interesting to see what middle school boys think of this book. show less
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Richard Peck was born in Decatur, Illinois on April 5, 1934. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from DePauw University in 1956. After graduation, he served two years in the U.S. Army in Germany, where he worked as a chaplain's assistant writing sermons and completing paperwork. He received a master's degree in English from show more Southern Illinois University in 1959. He taught high school English in Illinois and New York City. He stopped teaching in 1971 to write a novel. His first book, Don't Look and It Won't Hurt, was published in 1972 and was adapted as the 1992 film Gas Food Lodging. He wrote more than 40 books for both adults and young adults including Amanda/Miranda, Those Summer Girls I Never Met, The River Between Us, A Long Way from Chicago, A Season of Gifts, The Teacher's Funeral, Fair Weather, Here Lies the Librarian, On the Wings of Heroes, and The Best Man. A Year down Yonder won the Newbery Medal in 2001 and Are You in the House Alone? won an Edgar Award. The Ghost Belonged to Me was adapted into the film Child of Glass. He received the MAE Award in 1990 and the National Humanities Medal in 2002. He died following a long battle with cancer on May 23, 2018 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Fiction and Literature, Tween, Kids, Teen, Young Adult
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- 800 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric
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- PZ7 .P338 .D — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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