New Releases by Robert Newton Peck

release date: Jan 01, 1988

When his irresponsible younger brother dies in an accident, Hiram MacHugh, a bachelor and justice of the peace of Hallapoosa, Florida, takes in his young niece and nephew

My Vermont II

release date: Jan 01, 1988

Soup on Fire

release date: Sep 01, 1987

Rob and Soup set in motion a wild scheme to catch the eye of the Hollywood talent scout visiting their small Vermont town.

Jo Silver

Sixteen-year-old Kenny''s hike through the Adirondacks in search of a writer at Lost Pond becomes a fight for survival as he realizes he is not alone in the hostile wilderness.

Spanish Hoof

The year she turns twelve on Spanish Hoof, her family''s beloved ranch in Florida, Harry gets a pony and learns some hard lessons about life.

Soup on Ice

Rob and Soup engineer an incredible appearance by Santa and his sleigh in their small Vermont town.

Soup's Goat

Clean and tidy cousin Sexton lends his unusual talent to Soup and Rob as they engage in the town''s goat-cart race.

Soup in the Saddle

Anticipating the celebration of Miss Kelly Day in honor of the teacher of their one-room school in Learning, Vermont, Soup and Rob save the day from certain catastrophe at the hands of Dr. Elsa Pinkerton Uppit.

Fiction is Folks

Trig Or Treat

Assisted by her friends costumed as Samson and Gideon, frecklefaced Trig masquerades as the seductive Delilah for the church Halloween costume pageant.

Dukes

An unlikely trio of a deaf-mute Black fighter, his elderly manager, and a young orphan girl travel the Florida countryside putting on fight shows.

Banjo

While doing research for a school essay about a reclusive old mountain man, two boys fall into an abandoned mine shaft from which only the old man can rescue them.

Trig Sees Red

An official Junior G-man takes matters into her own hands when Clodburg''s only uniformed policeman is replaced by a traffic light.

Soup on Wheels

Rob and Soup vie for the prize in their town''s Vermont Mardy Grah.

Kirk's Law

A rugged life-style in the Vermont woods with a feisty old hunter called Wishbone Kirk develops the character of a 15-year-old boy.

Un Certain Monsieur L

Mr. Little

Greatly disappointed that the celebrated Miss K will not be their teacher, Finley Streeter and Stanley Dragavich pull pranks on the new teacher in their small town.

Basket Case

Higbee Hartburn, Graffiti Prep''s foremost prankster, goes to great lengths to provide the school with a victorious basketball team.

Clunie

A teenage boy risks his own popularity to give friendship and support to a retarded girl who is harassed by her classmates.

Hub

by: Robert Newton Peck, Ted Lewin

When their teacher enters the annual Chump''s Landing Overland Obstacle Bicycle Race, Horrace Hubert and his best friend Spooner Jitwell do everything they can to make sure she wins the silver trophy.

Eagle Fur

The story of Abbott Coe, 16-year-old orphan boy, set in the wilds of Canada in 1754 as the French and Indian War brewed across North America.

Wild Cat

Drawings by Hal Frenck.

Patooie

A bishop''s wife and a used-car salesman compete in a watermelon seed-spitting contest.

Last Sunday

Twelve-year-old mascot Babe helps her aging friend and pitcher Sober McGinty arrive in time for the antics at Durkee''s Lot when two local teams meet for the biggest game of the season.

Hamilton

by: Robert Newton Peck, Laura Lydecker

A pig''s tremendous appetite proves useful when a wolf invades the barnyard.

Rabbits and Redcoats

by: Robert Newton Peck, Laura Lydecker

In May 1775 two boys participate in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys and befriend a young British soldier.

Hang for Treason

A Vermont youth becomes involved with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys despite his father''s Tory leanings in the early days of the Revolutionary War.

King of Kazoo

A cowpuncher, a plumber, and a drummer set off to see the King of Kazoo in search of their hearts'' desires: a purple cow, a sink to fix, and a drum. The story is interspersed with ten songs.

Vie et mort d'un cochon

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