2 Richard Peck first editions are documented on this shelf, from A Long Way from Chicago (1998) to A Year Down Yonder (2000). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Richard Peck title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.
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- A Long Way from Chicago — 1998 · Dial Books for Young ReadersThe first edition was published in 1998 by Dial Books for Young Readers. The stated first printing carries a number line on the copyright page (reported strings include 7 9 10 8 6); confirm the full descending line for the true first rather than relying on any single terminal digit. This is a Newbery Honor book (1999), not the Medal winner — the Newbery Medal went to the sequel, A Year Down Yonder, in 2001. The US true first is the 1998 Dial issue. It is frequently confused with its Medal-winning sequel; this title is a Newbery Honor book, not the Medal winner. Book-club and later trade reprints lack the complete first-printing number line.
- A Year Down Yonder — 2000 · Dial Books for Young ReadersFirst 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. US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 2001. 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.
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