# Is "A Year Down Yonder" by Richard Peck a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2000) is identified by: First edition 2000, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York. US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 2000, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York
- Dial of this period does not state 'First Edition'; the first printing is identified by a complete number line ending in 1; copyright 2000
- Paper boards in a first-state dust jacket without the Newbery Medal seal
- Sequel to A Long Way from Chicago
- Publisher imprint reads Dial Books for Young Readers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Peck |
| Publisher | Dial Books for Young Readers |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 2000, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition 2000, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York. Dial of this period does not state 'First Edition'; the first printing is identified by a complete number line ending in 1; copyright 2000. Paper boards in a first-state dust jacket without the Newbery Medal seal. Sequel to A Long Way from Chicago.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 2001.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line not ending in 1 indicates a later printing. Book-club editions lack a jacket price, and post-award jackets add the Newbery Medal seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Year Down Yonder* by Richard Peck a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-year-down-yonder
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.