Joan Bauer is an American writer of young adult literature. The main characters in her books are usually teenagers dealing with complicated family issues. Her debut novel, Squashed, was published in 1992. Her best known book, Hope Was Here, was a Newbery Honor Book in 2001. Over the past three decades she has continued to write books for teens, including Close to Home, Rules of the Road, Soar, Stand Tall, Peeled, and Thwonk. Born in River Forest, Illinois, Bauer currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

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Title: Soar, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Stand Tall, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Almost Home, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Raising Lumie, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Hope Was Here, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Squashed, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Rules of the Road, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Close to Famous, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Tell Me, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Thwonk, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Best Foot Forward, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Peeled, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Sticks, Author: Joan Bauer
Title: Backwater, Author: Joan Bauer