Download or read book Close to Famous written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster McFee dreams of having her own cooking show like her idol, celebrity chef Sonny Kroll. Macon Dillard's goal is to be a documentary filmmaker. Foster's mother Rayka longs to be a headliner instead of a back-up singer. And Miss Charleena plans a triumphant return to Hollywood. Everyone has a dream, but nobody is even close to famous in the little town of Culpepper. Until some unexpected events shake the town and its inhabitants-and put their big ambitions to the test. Full of humor, unforgettable characters, surprises, and lots and lots of heart, this is Joan Bauer at her most engaging.
Download or read book Hope Was Here written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers fell in love with teenage waitress Hope Yancey when Joan Bauer’s Newbery Honor–winning novel was published ten years ago. Now, with a terrific new jacket and note from the author, Hope’s story will inspire a new group of teen readers.
Download or read book Soar written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Honor–winner Joan Bauer's newest protagonist always sees the positive side of any situation—and readers will cheer him on! Jeremiah is the world’s biggest baseball fan. He really loves baseball and he knows just about everything there is to know about his favorite sport. So when he’s told he can’t play baseball following an operation on his heart, Jeremiah decides he’ll do the next best thing and become a coach. Hillcrest, where Jeremiah and his father Walt have just moved, is a town known for its championship baseball team. But Jeremiah finds the town caught up in a scandal and about ready to give up on baseball. It’s up to Jeremiah and his can-do spirit to get the town – and the team – back in the game. Full of humor, heart, and baseball lore, Soar is Joan Bauer at her best.
Download or read book Tell Me written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeling scared and powerless when her father's anger escalates and her parents separate, twelve-year-old Anna spends the summer with her grandmother and decides to make a difference when she sees what seems to be a girl held against her will.
Download or read book Squashed written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Ninth Annual Delacorte Press Prize for an Outstanding First Young Adult Novel.
Download or read book Raising Lumie written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant, hopeful story of a girl and her puppy from Newbery Honor-winning author Joan Bauer, now in paperback! Olive Hudson desperately wants a dog. But that doesn't seem to be a possibility right now. Newly orphaned, she's moving in with the half sister she hardly knows and their life is too chaotic to include a dog. But then something wonderful happens: Olive gets a chance to raise Lumie, a guide dog puppy. Discipline. Rules. Lots of hugs. Only the best of the best puppies continue on to become guide dogs, and of course Olive wants Lumie to be chosen. But if she is, that means that Olive will lose her. Once again, the incomparable Joan Bauer tells a touching story that is full of heart and warmth and unabashed idealism.
Download or read book Rules of the Road written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Jenna Boller, star employee at Gladstone's Shoe Store in Chicago. Standing a gawky 5'11'' at 16 years old, Jenna is the kind of girl most likely to stand out in the crowd for all the wrong reasons. But that doesn't stop Madeline Gladstone, the president of Gladstone's Shoes 176 outlets in 37 states, from hiring Jenna to drive her cross country in a last ditch effort to stop Elden Gladstone from taking over his mother's company and turning a quality business into a shop-and-schlock empire. Now Jenna Boller shoe salesperson is about to become a shoe-store spy as she joins her crusty old employer for an eye-opening adventure that will teach them both the rules of the road...and the rules of life. Joan Bauer lives in Darien, CT.
Download or read book Stand Tall written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-08-16 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tree, a six-foot-three-inch twelve-year-old, copes with his parents' recent divorce and his failure as an athlete by helping his grandfather, a Vietnam vet and recent amputee, and Sophie, a new girl at school.
Download or read book Peeled written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something?s rotten in the heart of apple country! Hildy Biddle dreams of being a journalist. A reporter for her high school newspaper, The Core, she?s just waiting for a chance to prove herself. Not content to just cover school issues, Hildy?s drawn to the town?s big story?the haunted old Ludlow house. On the surface, Banesville, USA, seems like such a happy place, but lately, eerie happenings and ghostly sightings are making Hildy take a deeper look. Her efforts to find out who is really haunting Banesville isn?t making her popular, and she starts wondering if she?s cut out to be a journalist after all. But she refuses to give up, because, hopefully, the truth will set a few ghosts free. Peeled is classic Joan Bauer, featuring a strong heroine, and filled with her trademark witty dialogue, and problems and people worth standing up to.
Download or read book Almost Home written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heart When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless. Nevertheless, Sugar's mother has taught her to be grateful no matter what, so Sugar does her best. With the help of a rescue dog, Shush; a foster family; a supportive teacher; a love of poetry; and her own grace and good humor, Sugar comes to understand that while she can't control the hand life deals her, she can control how she responds.
Download or read book Thwonk written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine having a personal cupid--an actual winged being--pop into your life and offer to make your dreams come true. The catch is he can help you in only one way: artistically, academically, or romantically. That's what happens to aspiring photographer Allison Jean (A. J.) McCreary. A. J. knows she should concentrate on getting into a top-notch art school. But she's spent five torturous months obsessed with handsome hunk, Peter Terris. Just one shot from the cupid's bow and thownk, A. J. will have the undying devotion of handsome Peter...forever.
Download or read book Sticks written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-02 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the help of his grandmother, his dead father's best friend, and his own best friend—a math whiz—Mickey prepares to compete in the most important pool championship of his life, despite his mother's reservations.
Download or read book Best Foot Forward written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The must-read sequel to the beloved Rules of the Road, from award-winning author Joan Bauer. Jenna Boller is dripping with newfound maturity after her life-altering summer on the road. She has a job she loves at Gladstone Shoes, a best friend who makes her laugh, and a dysfunctional family she's learning how to handle. Jenna feels ready for anything—until Tanner Cobb, a guy with a past, a police record, and dangerously good looks, walks into her life. Suddenly Jenna's surrounded by crises, including a shoe empire on the verge of crumbling. Tanner's street smarts seem to be what Jenna needs, but can she trust him enough when the going gets tough?
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Download or read book Me and the Pumpkin Queen written by Marlane Kennedy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mildred's Guide to Growing a Giant Pumpkin 1. Get the right seeds. These days, no one grows a Pumpkin Show winner without Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant seeds. 2. Convince your dad that having a pumpkin patch in your backyard is a good idea. 3. Make sure that your dogs stay far, far away from your seedlings. 4. Don't let your busybody aunt interfere with your "pumpkin obsession," no matter how much she wishes you were interested in boys or clothes or anything other than pumpkins. 5. Find a best friend who can help out in a pinch. 6. Never, ever, ever give up.
Download or read book Joy Bauer s Superfood written by Joy Bauer and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrity chef and #1 New York Times–bestselling author “offers 150 recipes to help you stay younger by choosing foods that fight the aging process” (The Beet). Do you want to live to be 100? Do you want to look and feel amazing? Do you want to chow down on insanely delicious food? In this new and inspiring cookbook, Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, NBC’s Today show health expert, shows us exactly how to accomplish all three. After reviewing countless studies and analyzing the eating habits of people around the world living the longest, healthiest lives, Joy uses the most nutritious ingredients to whip up super creative, crave-worthy food. The 150 recipes in Joy Bauer’s Superfood! include everything from Buffalo wings to deep-dish pan pizza to salted caramel milkshakes to loaded nachos . . . and so much more. Imagine enjoying all these indulgent, delectable foods while boosting immunity, easing anxiety and stress, increasing energy, promoting longevity, and greatly improving your overall health. This book is the ultimate celebration of deliciousness and nutrient-rich recipes for eternal youth and vitality.
