Dreamland Lake [Paperback]

Richard PECK (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books; 4th printing edition (1974)
• ASIN: B000GGWCR2
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,648,674 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good exciting read..., December 7, 1999

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James K. Gorman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamland Lake (Hardcover)

I read this book 12 years ago and even today it remains one of the more hair raising books I've read. Granted I was probably 12 years old, but it had the whole evil-in-the-woods thing going.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ruins of an abandoned amusement park..., May 27, 2005

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Cinema Dweller (The Christmas Realm) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamland Lake (Paperback)

The decayed park has been overgrown by the woods. That is part of the setting of this amazing children's novel that even adults will enjoy. The entire book's tone seems to be affected by the abandoned park, whose glamorous heyday ended several decades before the story takes place.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An old favorite of mine, October 14, 2003

By 

Steven Cole (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamland Lake (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

When I was in in middle school I checked this book out a least 100
times, it was and still is a compelling thriller/comming of age story that holds up extremely well despite it's age (early 70's). There are some mature themes (language, violence, sexual suggestion) but nothing more than say PG-13. The character are so well rounded you and the story so absorbing, you will find yourself comming back to this one many times over as I did. And it has a strong message, sometimes the lessons you learn in life are not always easy ones.. Highly recommended.