A conversation with Richard Peck.

Presents an interview with Richard Peck, the second winner of the SLJ/YASD Author Achievement Award, which was presented at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in Chicago, Illinois. How Susan Hinton was the first recipient of the award; Differences between the reactions from peer groups to books written by Hinton and Peck; Response of children to the books; How adults are role models in Peck's books; Feelings of Peck regarding the use of young adult novels in the educational curriculum.