Joan Bauer, author portrait
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Joan Bauer

Joan Bauer is the author of numerous books for young readers. She received a Newbery Honor Medal for Hope Was Here, and the L.A. Times Book Prize for Rules of the Road. The Christopher Award was given to both Hope was Here and Close to Famous, which also received 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.
Soar
Close to Famous
Peeled
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward
Stand Tall
Hope Was Here
Rules of the Road
Squashed
Sticks
Thwonk
Backwater
Hope Was Here

Books

Soar
Close to Famous
Peeled
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward
Stand Tall
Hope Was Here
Rules of the Road
Squashed
Sticks
Thwonk
Backwater
Hope Was Here

Books for the Summer Olympics

The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event typically held once every four years. The Games were first held in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and were most recently held in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After a yearlong postponement, the 2021 Summer Olympics are

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