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    Thwonk

    Author Joan Bauer
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    Penguin Young Readers | Speak
    On sale Jun 02, 2005 | 224 Pages | 9781101657911
    Grade 7 & Up
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    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.
    © 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. View titles by Joan Bauer
    • WINNER
      ALA Best Books for Young Adults
    • WINNER
      New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
    Praise for Thwonk

    "Bauer's buoyant narrative will elicit chuckles as it delivers its message (thwonk!) with the accuracy of a well-aimed arrow from Cupid."—Publishers Weekly

    "Bauer's forcefully funny writing remains stylish from start to finish."—BCCB


    Praise for Joan Bauer

    "Full of fabulous and somewhat flamoyant characters, witty dialogue and memorable scenes . . . Bauer's best yet."—School Library Journal, starred review on Rules of the Road

    "Rich with engaging characters, a light love interest, and dramatic tension in a well-paced plot, this is another great read from Bauer."—School Library Journal on Backwater

    "When it comes to creating strong, idependent, and funny teenaged female characters, Bauer is in a class by herself."—School Library Journal, starred review on Hope Was Here

    "This laugh-out-loud story is a delight . . . Ellie proves herself an all-around winner. So is Max and so is this book."—School Library Journal, starred review on Squashed

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    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.

    Author

    © 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. View titles by Joan Bauer

    Awards

    • WINNER
      ALA Best Books for Young Adults
    • WINNER
      New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age

    Praise

    Praise for Thwonk

    "Bauer's buoyant narrative will elicit chuckles as it delivers its message (thwonk!) with the accuracy of a well-aimed arrow from Cupid."—Publishers Weekly

    "Bauer's forcefully funny writing remains stylish from start to finish."—BCCB


    Praise for Joan Bauer

    "Full of fabulous and somewhat flamoyant characters, witty dialogue and memorable scenes . . . Bauer's best yet."—School Library Journal, starred review on Rules of the Road

    "Rich with engaging characters, a light love interest, and dramatic tension in a well-paced plot, this is another great read from Bauer."—School Library Journal on Backwater

    "When it comes to creating strong, idependent, and funny teenaged female characters, Bauer is in a class by herself."—School Library Journal, starred review on Hope Was Here

    "This laugh-out-loud story is a delight . . . Ellie proves herself an all-around winner. So is Max and so is this book."—School Library Journal, starred review on Squashed

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