Don't Look and it Won't Hurt [Paperback]

Richard Peck (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon; Sixth Printing edition (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380411946
• ISBN-13: 978-0380411948
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,107,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard Peck has written over twenty novels, and in the process has become one of America's most highly respected writers for young adults. A versatile writer, he is beloved by middle graders as well as young adults for his mysteries and coming-of-age novels. He now lives in New York City. In addition to writing, he spends a great deal of time traveling around the country attending speaking engagements at conferences, schools and libraries...Mr. Peck has won a number of major awards for the body of his work, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award from School Library Journal, the National Council of Teachers of English/ALAN Award, and the 1991 Medallion from the University of Southern Mississippi. Virtually every publication and association in the field of children s literature has recommended his books, including Mystery Writers of America which twice gave him their Edgar Allan Poe Award. Dial Books for Young Readers is honored to welcome Richard Peck to its list with Lost in Cyberspace and its sequel The Great Interactive Dream Machine...

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Look and it Wont Hurt, March 3, 2000

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Laurie (Mannford Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Look and It Won't Hurt (Hardcover)

A readers first impression of Don't Look and it wont Hurt by Richard Peck, is if you are a teenager, you could identify with the normal problems teenagers do. This is a book of suspense and courage. This is a great book and I encourage you to read it. Claypitts, known as the "Pearl of the Prairie," is where the Patterson's live. Liz the youngest, Carol in the middle, and the oldest is Ellen. Claypitts is the kind of town you drive right through and don't even notice. Even thought it is small it still has its share of problems. Kids using drugs and teenagers getting pregnant. Carol Patterson is a girl in the middle; in the middle of her sisters, in the middle of her adolescence, and in the middle of her families many problems. At Carol's high school her shyness and ragged clothes maker her outcast. When Carol and Liz get together her shyness goes away. They let their imaginations take them places they've never been before. An unexpected turn happens in Carol's life when she finds out her older sister Ellen is pregnant. Through it all Carol changes in a way she has never changed before. Don't Look and it won't hurt; in my opinion is a great book. Anyone could read it even if you aren't the best of readers. It has a satisfying ending which you will love. Don't Look and it Wont Hurt will touch you with its honesty and sensitivity.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fighting Against the Odds, August 2, 2007

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James Charnock (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Look and It Won't Hurt (Hardcover)

She has no father to speak of. Her mother, who works hard but gets nowhere, is skilled at trying to be in charge, but not at being close or understanding. Her older teenage sister, who does pretty much as she pleases, turns into an unwed mother. Only her little sister is close to her.

Carol doesn't particularly like her town or her school or herself, but you'll find her open and honest and her story very moving.

[Realistic fiction suitable for junior high to high school.]

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is over all a good read., September 23, 1998

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[e-mail] (Minnesota, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Look and It Won't Hurt (Hardcover)

Don't look and it won't hurt is a very good book. I reccomend it to anyone who likes to read about families in the '70's.