<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Tree, a six-foot-three-inch twelve-year-old, copes with his parents' recent divorce and his failure as an athlete by helping his grandfather, a Vietnam vet and recent amputee, and Sophie, a new girl at school.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Joan Bauer</b> is the author of thirteen books for young readers.Joan's first novel, <i>Squashed</i>, won the Delacorte Prize for a First Young Adult Novel. Five novels for young adult readers have followed: <i>Thwonk</i>, <i>Sticks</i>, <i>Rules of the Road</i> (LA Times Book Prize and Golden Kite), <i>Backwater</i> and <i>Hope was Here</i> (Newbery Honor Medal).<i> </i>The Christopher Award was given to both <i>Hope was Here</i> and <i>Close to Famous, </i>which also<i> </i>received the Schneider Family Book Award. Joan is the recipient of numerous state awards voted by readers. <p/> <i>School Library Journal</i> says, "When it comes to creating strong, independent, and funny characters, Bauer is in a class by herself." <p/> Joan Bauer lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at www.joanbauer.com.
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