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Print this article (Everyday better to do everything you love/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Peck had a deep understanding of his craft. He and his raucous cast of characters are worthy candidates for any reading list. Sticky and hot, we stood breathless in the tiny back room, paint rollers in hand, staring at the boxy CD player in the corner. What would this outrageous author say next? Would mom be mad? Would she laugh? What sort of name is Ina-Rae? My family lives and breathes ...

‘Hoo Boy’: The Delightful Irreverence of Richard Peck Sarah Schutte © Everyday better to do everything you love/iStock/Getty Images Plus Sticky and hot, we stood breathless in the tiny back room, paint rollers in hand, staring at the boxy CD player in the corner. What would this outrageous author say next? Would mom be mad? Would she laugh? What sort of name is Ina-Rae? My family lives and breathes audiobooks and audio dramas. Some of us cried over Brian Jacques’s Marti...