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Raising Lumie

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 42,84 MB

Release : 2021-05-04

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0593113217

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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.



Raising Lumie

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 40,21 MB

Release : 2020-06-16

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0593113209

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Book Description

A poignant, hopeful story of a girl and her puppy. 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.



Close to Famous

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 167 pages

File Size : 23,76 MB

Release : 2011-02-03

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1101513160

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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.



Squashed

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 209 pages

File Size : 13,80 MB

Release : 2005-06-02

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1101657898

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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. Ninth Annual Delacorte Press Prize for an Outstanding First Young Adult Novel.



Almost Home

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 273 pages

File Size : 13,89 MB

Release : 2012-09-13

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1101591927

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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.



Tell Me

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 48,69 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Children's stories

ISBN : 0451470338

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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.



Hope Was Here

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 209 pages

File Size : 41,45 MB

Release : 2005-06-02

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1101657871

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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.



Soar

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 26,51 MB

Release : 2016-01-05

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0698159942

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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.



Love That Dog

Author : Sharon Creech

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 113 pages

File Size : 43,37 MB

Release : 2002-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0747557497

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This is an utterly original and completely beguiling prose novel about a boy who has to write a poem, and then another, and then even more. Soon the little boy is writing about all sorts of things he has not really come to terms with, and astounding things start to happen.



Peeled

Author : Joan Bauer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 35,55 MB

Release : 2009-06-25

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1101652268

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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.