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Peg Kehret

Author of Escaping the Giant Wave

57+ Works 7,934 Members 154 Reviews 5 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: Peg Kehret, Peg Kehert, Peg Kehret's, Peg Kehret's, S.(Editor); Kehret, Peg(Author) ; November Kehert

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Series

Peg Kehret's Pete the Cat

Ellen and Corey

Works by Peg Kehret

Escaping the Giant Wave (2003) 747 copies

Runaway Twin (2009) 669 copies

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (1996) 667 copies

Earthquake Terror (1996) 615 copies

Stolen Children (2008) 535 copies

The Ghost's Grave (2005) 488 copies

Abduction! (2004) 399 copies

Spy Cat (2003) 318 copies

Ghost Dog Secrets (2010) 314 copies

Cages (1991) 310 copies

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays (1999) 281 copies

The Stranger Next Door (2002) 229 copies

I'm Not Who You Think I Am (1999) 208 copies

The Hideout (2001) 169 copies

The Secret Journey (1999) 162 copies

Trapped! (Pete the Cat) (2006) 148 copies

Horror at the Haunted House (1992) 141 copies

Terror at the Zoo (1992) 137 copies

Saving Lilly (2001) 129 copies

My Brother Made Me Do It (2000) 113 copies

Nightmare Mountain (1989) 112 copies

Danger at the Fair (1995) 107 copies

Don't Tell Anyone (1600) 96 copies

Sisters Long Ago (1990) 79 copies

The Volcano Disaster (1998) 79 copies

The Blizzard Disaster (1998) 75 copies

Night of Fear (1993) 70 copies

Searching for Candlestick Park (1997) 50 copies

Deadly Stranger (1987) 48 copies

Animals Welcome: A Life of Reading, Writing and Rescue (2012) 41 copies

The Richest Kids in Town (1994) 41 copies

Five Pages a Day: A Writer's Journey (2002) 40 copies

Winning Monologs for Young Actors: 65 Honest-To-Life Characterizations to Delight Young Actors and Audiences of All… (1986) 40 copies

Peg Kehret's Thrill-ogy (2014) 36 copies

Dangerous Deception (2014) 35 copies

Backstage Fright (1982) 24 copies

Encore!: More Winning Monologs for Young Actors : 63 More Honest-To-Life Monologs for Teenage Boys and Girls (1988) 21 copies

Flood Disaster (1999) 16 copies

Acting Natural: Monologs, Dialogs, and Playlets for Teens (1991) 16 copies

Screaming Eagles (1996) 16 copies

The Ghost Followed us Home (2008) 15 copies

Bone Breath and the Vandlals (Frightmares) (1995) 14 copies

Cat burglar on the prowl (1995) 14 copies

Don't Go Near Mrs. Tallie (1995) 11 copies

Wedding Vows: How to Express Your Love in Your Own Words (1989) 10 copies

The Winner (1988) 9 copies

Tell It Like It Is: Fifty Monologues for Talented Teens (2007) 9 copies

Desert Danger (Frightmares) (1995) 8 copies

Race to Disaster (1996) 7 copies

Refinishing and Restoring Your Piano (1985) 5 copies

Two Voices (2014) 3 copies

Cemeteries Are A Grave Matter (1975) 2 copies

Spirit! (1984) 2 copies

The Volcano 1 copy

Vows of Love and Marriage (1980) 1 copy

Contemporary Drama Service Skit Kit II 1 copy

Let Him Sleep 'til It's Time For His Funeral 1 copy

Associated Works

Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror (2010) — Contributor — 163 copies

Tagged

adventure (145) animals (86) autobiography (46) babysitting (22) biography (49) chapter book (69) children (43) children's (54) children's fiction (20) dogs (70) earthquakes (20) family (43) fantasy (27) fiction (293) friendship (47) ghosts (58) grade 5 (19) grade 6 (54) historical fiction (19) horror (59) juvenile (37) juvenile fiction (38) Kehret (19) kidnapping (63) memoir (49) middle grade (24) mystery (242) non-fiction (87) Peg Kehret (28) polio (54) realistic (20) realistic fiction (126) scary (39) survival (66) suspense (85) thriller (33) to-read (99) tsunami (22) YA (54) young adult (37)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1936-11-11
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Places of residence: Austin, Minnesota, USA
Washington, USA
California, USA
Occupations: author

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Discussions

Fiction book in Name that Book (November 2012)

Reviews

Ghost dog secrets by Peg Kehret

Ghost

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BooksInMirror | 7 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |

Stolen Children by Peg Kehret

This book is thrilling and suspenseful. It is intriguing to both kids and adults. Peg Kehret does a great job of captivating the audience and making you feel all of the emotions that Amy goes through while trying to protect herself and Kendra from their kidnappers. Great story and a wonderfully talented author.

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CaseyP | 20 other reviews | Feb 18, 2023 |

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Anniversary… by Peg Kehret

Emotional, sad, sweet, hopeful book.
I'm an emotional personal, so unsurprisingly this made me tear up several times. It is so terrible but interesting to read about what she went through.

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HeartofGold900 | 20 other reviews | Dec 3, 2022 |

Escaping the giant wave by Peg Kehret

fair

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hcs_admin | 21 other reviews | Aug 18, 2022 |

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Lists

Dogs -- children's/young adult fiction (6)

Survival, snow -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Floods -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Camping -- children's/young adult fiction (2)

Boy/girl trees/nature/water etc cover--children's/YA fiction (3)

Kidnapping -- children's/young adult fiction (8)

Survival, islands -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Survival, camping -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Survival, shipwrecks -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Main Character is aged 10-19 (1)

Kidnapping, babysitting -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

ESP, psychic powers -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Kidnapping, dogs -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Books Set in Graveyards (1)

Books Read in 2013 (1)

Books Read in 2020 (1)

Disabled author's autobiography (1)

GCS 6th grade summer reading list (1)

Kidnapping, survival -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Wheelchairs -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Leukemia / leukaemia -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Survival, desert -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Tornadoes -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Rough collies -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Stories Set at Carnivals, Circuses, and Theme Parks (1)

Ghost dogs -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Earthquakes -- children's/young adult fiction (2)

Fires -- children's/young adult fiction (2)

Runaways -- children's/young adult fiction (2)

Polio in autobiographies/biographies (2)

Gateway Horror (3)

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in children's/young adult fiction (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

Nebraska Golden Sower Award

Stolen Children (Winner – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 2011)

Escaping the Giant Wave (Winner – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 2006)

My Brother Made Me Do It (Nominee – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 2004)

The Secret Journey (Nominee – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 2003)

Earthquake Terror (Honor – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 1998)

Horror at the Haunted House (Nominee – Meadowlark (Novel) – 1995)

Nightmare Mountain (Winner – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 1993)

Texas Bluebonnet Award

The Ghost's Grave (Nominee – 2008)

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays (Nominee – 2001)

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Nominee – 1999)

Earthquake Terror (Nominee – 1998)

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award

The Hideout (Nominee – 2004)

The Richest Kids in Town (Nominee – 1998)

Massachusetts Children's Book Award

The Stranger Next Door (Nominee – 2005)

Saving Lilly (Nominee – 2004)

Abduction! (Nominee – Juvenile – 2005)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Nominee – 2001)

Earthquake Terror (Nominee – 2000)

The Richest Kids in Town (Nominee – 1999)

Horror at the Haunted House (Nominee – 1996)

Cages (Nominee – 1994)

Nightmare Mountain (Nominee – 1992)

Triple Crown Awards

Animals Welcome: A Life of Reading, Writing and Rescue (Classic (Runner-Up/Honor Book) – Lamplighter Award – 2015)

Trapped! (Pete the Cat) (Winner – Children's Crown Award – 2009)

Escaping the Giant Wave (Winner – Children's Gallery Award – 2006)

The Stranger Next Door (Nominee – Lamplighter Award – 2005)

Saving Lilly (Nominee – Children's Crown Award – 2004)

I'm Not Who You Think I Am (Winner – Lamplighter Award – 2003)

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays (Classic (Runner-Up/Honor Book) – Children's Crown Award – 2002)

Great Stone Face Book Award

Ghost Dog Secrets (Nominee – 2012)

Trapped! (Pete the Cat) (Nominee – 2008)

The Ghost's Grave (Nominee – 2007)

Escaping the Giant Wave (Nominee – 2005)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6

Horror at the Haunted House (365804)

Sisters Long Ago (365804)

Utah Beehive Book Award

My Brother Made Me Do It (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 2002)

I'm Not Who You Think I Am (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 2001)

Earthquake Terror (Winner – Children's Fiction – 1999)

Terror at the Zoo (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 1996)

Cages (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 1995)

Nightmare Mountain (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 1994)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award

I'm Not Who You Think I Am (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2003)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays (Nominee – Grades 3-6 – 2004)

The Volcano Disaster (Nominee – Grades 3-6 – 2002)

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Nominee – Grades 3-6 – 1999)

Read Aloud Indiana Book Award

Spy Cat (Intermediate – 2003)

Earthquake Terror (Intermediate – 1999)

Sasquatch Book Award

The Ghost's Grave (Winner – 2008)

The Stranger Next Door (Nominee – 2005)

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays (Nominee – 2003)

The Volcano Disaster (Nominee – 2001)

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Nominee – 1999)

Danger at the Fair (Nominee – 1998)

Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award

The Richest Kids in Town (Nominee – 1997)

Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award

Don't Tell Anyone (Nominee – Junior – 2003)

Searching for Candlestick Park (Nominee – Junior – 2000)

Danger at the Fair (Nominee – Youth – 1998)

Terror at the Zoo (Winner – Youth – 1995)

Cages (Nominee – Youth – 1994)

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Noteworthy – 1997)

William Allen White Children's Book Award

Ghost Dog Secrets (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2013)

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Nominee – 18457)

Earthquake Terror (Nominee – 18457)

South Dakota Children's Book Awards

The Ghost's Grave (Winner – Prairie Pasque – 2008)

Abduction! (Winner – Prairie Pasque – 2007)

Spy Cat (Winner – Prairie Pasque – 2006)

Nutmeg Book Award

Stolen Children (Winner – Intermediate – 2012)

The Ghost's Grave (Nominee – Intermediate – 2010)

Escaping the Giant Wave (Nominee – Intermediate – 2008)

Saving Lilly (Nominee – Intermediate – 2005)

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Nominee – 1998)

Nightmare Mountain (Nominee)

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Nominee – 2015)

Golden Kite Award

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Winner – Nonfiction – 1997)

Ghost Dog Secrets (Nominee – 253127)

Nightmare Mountain (Nominee – 1992)

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

I'm Not Who You Think I Am (Selection – 2000)

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Top Ten – 1997)

Danger at the Fair (Selection – 1996)

PEN Center USA Literary Award

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Winner – Children's Literature – 1997)

Nevada Young Readers' Award

Stolen Children (Winner – Young Reader – 2012)

The Ghost's Grave (Winner – Young Reader – 2008)

Escaping the Giant Wave (Winner – Young Reader – 2006)

The Stranger Next Door (Winner – Young Reader – 2005)

Grand Canyon Reader Award

Spy Cat (Nominee – Intermediate – 2006)

Don't Tell Anyone (Nominee – Intermediate – 2003)

NCTE Books For You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High

I'm Not Who You Think I Am (364434)

The Best Children's Books of the Year

Dangerous Deception (Nine to Twelve – 2015)

Runaway Twin (Nine to Twelve – 2010)

Children's Favorites Awards

Runaway Twin (Selection – Advanced Readers (Grades 5–6, Ages 10–12) – 2010)

Stolen Children (Selection – Advanced Readers (Grades 5–6, Ages 10–12) – 2009)

Spy Cat (Selection – 2004)

Don't Tell Anyone (Selection – 2001)

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays (Selection – 2000)

West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award

Runaway Twin (Nominee – 115358)

Earthquake Terror (Winner – 18843)

Iowa Children's Choice Award

Ghost Dog Secrets (Nominee – 2014)

Runaway Twin (Winner – 2013)

Stolen Children (Winner – 2011)

Abduction! (Winner – 2009)

The Ghost's Grave (Nominee – 2008)

Escaping the Giant Wave (Winner – 2006)

Terror at the Zoo (Winner – 1996)

Nightmare Mountain (Winner – 1994)

Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award

Escaping the Giant Wave (Winner – 4-6 – 17667)

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (1996)

Land Of Enchantment Book Award

Stolen Children (Winner – Children's – 2011)

Terror at the Zoo (Winner – Children's – 1995)

NCSLMA Battle of the Books

Runaway Twin (Elementary – 2022)

ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Awards

Saving Lilly (Winner – Fiction Humane Heroes – 2001)

Virginia Readers' Choice

The Ghost's Grave (Winner – Elementary – 2009)

Earthquake Terror (Winner – Elementary – 1999)

Golden Archer Award

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (Nominee – Intermediate – 2000)

Charlotte Award

Stolen Children (Winner – 2010)

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

Escaping the Giant Wave (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 2006)

The Stranger Next Door (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 2004)

I'm Not Who You Think I Am (Nominee – Grades 6-9 – 2002)

Earthquake Terror (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 1999)

Danger at the Fair (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 1997)

Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!)

The Ghost's Grave (Washington)

Volunteer State Book Award

Runaway Twin (Nominee – Intermediate – 2012)

The Ghost's Grave (Winner – Grades 4-6 – 2008)

Notable Children's Book

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio (1997)

Maud Hart Lovelace Award

Ghost Dog Secrets (Nominee – Division I - Grades 3-5 – 2015)

Stolen Children (Nominee – Division II - Grades 6-8 – 2012)

Escaping the Giant Wave (Nominee – Division I - Grades 3-5 – 2007)

Cages (Nominee – 1996)

Nightmare Mountain (Nominee – 1995)

Junior Library Guild Selections

Ghost Dog Secrets (Selection)

Texas Lone Star Reading List

South Carolina Book Awards

My Brother Made Me Do It (Nominee – Children's Book Award – 2003)

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Statistics

Works: 57
Also by: 1
Members: 7,934
Popularity: #3,057
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 154
ISBNs: 406
Languages: 3
Favorited: 5

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