Peeled
Authors: Joan Bauer
NEW YORK TIMES
BEST SELLER JOAN BAUER!
“Via vivid characterizations, crisp, believable dialogue and some exciting scenarios, Bauer keeps her fans hooked for an entertaining ride.”
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Publishers Weekly
, starred review, on
Best Foot Forward
“[Full of] fabulous and somewhat flamboyant characters, witty dialogue, and memorable scenes…Bauer’s best yet.”
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SLJ
, starred review, on
Rules of the Road
“Jubilant, strong, and funny, this is a road trip to remember.”
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BCCB
, starred review, on
Rules of the Road
“An eloquent story of ordinary heroes.”
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Kirkus Reviews
on
Stand Tall
“Rich with engaging characters, a light love interest, and dramatic tension in a well-paced plot, this is another great read from Bauer.”
—
SLJ
on
Backwater
“As always from Bauer, this novel is full of humor, starring a strong and idealistic protagonist, packed with funny lines, and peopled with interesting and quirky characters.”
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Kirkus Reviews
on
Hope Was Here
“When it comes to creating strong, independent, and funny teenaged female characters, Bauer is in a class by herself.”
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SLJ
, starred review, Newbery Honor winner
Hope Was Here
“This laugh-out-loud story is a delight.”
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SLJ
, starred review, on
Squashed
“Fast-paced and engrossing entertainment that startles the reader with its underlying strength.”
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Publishers Weekly
, starred review, on
Squashed
“Bauer’s forcefully funny writing remains stylish from start to finish.”
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BCCB
on
Thwonk
“Mickey’s authentic voice draws readers right into the story.”
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Kirkus Reviews
on
Sticks
BOOKS BY JOAN BAUER
Backwater
Best Foot Forward
Hope Was Here
Peeled
Rules of the Road
Squashed
Stand Tall
Sticks
Thwonk
It was Baker Polton!
“Are you all right?” I asked him.
“Depends on your definition of
all right.
” He ripped up more of the newspaper,
The Albany Register.
“This used to be a great newspaper. I used to work at this paper. You know what it is now?” Tanisha picked up a shred. “Puff and puke.” He sat back like he had a headache. He looked at me. “Why do you want to be a reporter?”
I thought for a second. “I care about the news and getting it right.”
“Do something else. The field’s changing too much. Don’t get sucked in.”
“But—”
“They’re going to ask you to believe that entertainment is news. They’re going to put things that don’t matter on the front page and the ones that do on page twenty. They’re going to tell you that flash and sex sell papers and that’s all people are looking for these days. They’re going to reduce your copy to sound bites and slogans and if they can figure out how to make a scratch-and-sniff midsized daily, believe me, they’ll do it.
Home.
In my room. Laptop ready.
I sent the e-mail, short and sweet.
Mr. Polton,
How do you stand up for truth?
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speak
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This book is for my mother,
Marjorie Good,
whose hope, faith, and grace inspire me every day.
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First published in the United States of America by G. P. Putnam’s Sons,
a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2008
Published by Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2009
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Copyright © Joan Bauer, 2008
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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS EDITION AS FOLLOWS:
Bauer, Joan, date.
Peeled/Joan Bauer. p. cm.
Summary: In an upstate New York farming community, high school reporter Hildy Biddle investigates a series of strange occurrences at a house rumored to be haunted.
[1. Reporters and reporting—Fiction. 2. Journalism—Fiction. 3. Farm life—New York (State)—Fiction.
4. Haunted houses—Fiction. 5. High schools—Fiction. 6. Schools—Fiction.
7. New York (States)—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.B32615Pee 2008 [Fic]—dc22
2007042835
ISBN: 978-1-101-65226-8
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