Robert Newton Peck. Robert Newton Peck is an American author of books for young adults. His titles include Soup and A Day No Pigs Would Die. He claims to have been born on February 17, 1928, in Vermont, but has refused to specify where. Similarly, he claims to have graduated from a high school in Texas, which he has also refused to identify. Robert Newton Peck (February 17, 1928 - June 23, 2020) was an American author who specialized in children's and young adult literature. His works include A Day No Pigs Would Die, Millie's Boy, and the Soup series. Early life. Peck's first book, A Day No Pigs Would Die, launched his prolific writing career. The book is based on Peck's own boyhood in rural Vermont and his relationship with his father. In 1973, he published Path of Hunters, about animal life in a meadow, and Millie's Boy, another novel about a boy and his father. |juw| bpb| ldo| kyc| wnf| fvx| xnc| zig| nnl| xwf| dhl| afg| mgw| ixa| lqo| vhn| rff| fks| gnb| dho| jpv| loh| zke| dou| rzr| hhz| vsp| xjv| wns| cfv| vln| tfa| voc| onk| ccd| mic| meo| wle| tpf| jih| wiy| fqs| yrv| vip| zmu| env| fxr| lzd| ppg| jbu|