Humor, agriculture and young love all come together in Joan Bauer's first novel, set in rural Iowa. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Morgan's life would be almost perfect if she could just get her potentially prize-winning pumpkin to put on about 200 more pounds—and if she could take off 20 herself...in hopes of attracting Wes, the new boy in town.
WINNER New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
WINNER School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Joan Bauer is the author of numerous books for young readers. She received a Newbery Honor Medal for Hope Was Here, and theL.A. Times Book Prize for Rules of the Road. The Christopher Award was given to both Hope was Here and Close to Famous, which alsoreceived the Schneider Family Book Award. Joan is the recipient of numerous state awards voted by readers.
Bauer lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at www.joanbauer.com.
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Humor, agriculture and young love all come together in Joan Bauer's first novel, set in rural Iowa. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Morgan's life would be almost perfect if she could just get her potentially prize-winning pumpkin to put on about 200 more pounds—and if she could take off 20 herself...in hopes of attracting Wes, the new boy in town.
Awards
WINNER New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
WINNER School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Joan Bauer is the author of numerous books for young readers. She received a Newbery Honor Medal for Hope Was Here, and theL.A. Times Book Prize for Rules of the Road. The Christopher Award was given to both Hope was Here and Close to Famous, which alsoreceived the Schneider Family Book Award. Joan is the recipient of numerous state awards voted by readers.
Bauer lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at www.joanbauer.com.
View titles by Joan Bauer
