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The unofficial town motto is "Nothing bad ever happens in Rosemont" where  twelve-year-old Anna has come to stay with her grandmother, Mim, hoping to forget her worries about her parents'' troubled marriage.  She''ll be busy with the town''s annual Flower Festival, a celebration with floats and bands that requires weeks of preparations.But before long, Anna finds herself involved in a very big problem. When she observes a girl her own age who seems to be being held against her will, Anna can''t forget the girl''s frightened eyes and she is determined to investigate. "When you see something, say something" she''s been told—but what good does it do to speak if no one will listen? Luckily, a take-charge girl like Anna is not going to give up.Told with Joan Bauer''s trademark mixture of humor and heart, Tell Me will enthrall her many fans and win her new ones.

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.From the Hardcover edition.

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.

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.

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.

Ivy doesn''t want to be a lawyer. Who cares? Well, her father, for starters, who expects his daughter to take up the Breedlove family profession with dedication and enthusiasm. But Ivy wants to be a historian, a vocation that''s getting quite a workout as she prepares a family history in honor of her beloved great-aunt Tib''s eightieth birthday. This undertaking takes Ivy on a great journey, as she hikes into the wilds of the Adirondacks to find her reclusive aunt Jo -- and her own destiny.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?From the Trade Paperback edition.