Squashed

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.

Winner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age. Winner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

Joan Baueris the author of thirteen books for young readers.Joan's first novel,Squashed, won the Delacorte Prize for a First Young Adult Novel. Five novels for young adult readers have followed-Thwonk,Sticks,Rules of the Road(LA TimesBook Prize and Golden Kite),BackwaterandHope was Here(Newbery Honor Medal).The Christopher Award was given to bothHope was HereandClose to Famous,whichalsoreceived the Schneider Family Book Award. Joan is the recipient of numerous state awards voted by readers.School Library Journalsays, "When it comes to creating strong, independent, and funnycharacters, Bauer is in a class by herself."Joan Bauer lives in Brooklyn, New York.Visit her at .

Can she do it? Ellie Morgan's life would be just perfect if Max would just put on about two hundred pounds, and if she herself could lose twenty. After all, Max, Ellie's giant pumpkin, could very well be the next champion of the Rock River Pumpkin Weigh-In. And minus a few pounds, Ellie might finally have the courage to approach Wes, the new boy in town. But with pumpkin thieves threatening Max and Sweet Corn Coquette contestants eyeing Wes, Ellie's not sure if she can make it.

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