Squashed

Join Ellie Morgan’s hilarious and heartfelt journey from award-winning author of 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

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.Joan Bauer is 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 Times Book Prize and Golden Kite), Backwater and Hope was Here (Newbery Honor Medal). 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. Joan Bauer lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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