

Fair Weather
Author: Richard Peck
Narrator: Estelle Parsons
Unabridged: 3 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: 11/26/2002
Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories
Author: Richard Peck
Narrator: Estelle Parsons
Unabridged: 3 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: 11/26/2002
Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories
Richard Peck, the author of thirty novels, has received numerous awards, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his distinguished body of work. He lives in New York City.
Richard Peck is what I call the Norman Rockwell of authors. He always brings a sense of nostalgia to his works and evokes a warm feeling as you read his stories. "Fair Weather: is another tale that does the same. It is 1893, Chicago hosted what was called "The World's Columbian Exposition" or other w......more
Sweet little story about a rural family of three children who, with their grandfather and aunt, experience the joys of the Chicago World's Fair. I’m a little surprised that Richard Peck wrote this; it feels like the shadow of A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder. Interesting topic, but the......more
You can't go wrong with Richard Peck. I mean, you really can't. In this absolutely charming exploration of Chicago society vs. rural farm life, and of course an exploration of the great Chicago fair! Richard Peck is remarkable to me for the clear, strong voice he gives to his main characters, who ar......more