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By Joan Bauer
Publisher Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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Humor, agriculture and young love all come together in Joan Bauers first novel, set in rural Iowa. Sixteenyearold Ellie Morgans life would be almost perfect if she could just get her potentially prizewinning pumpkin to put on about 200 more poundsand if she could take off 20 herself... in hopes of attracting Wes, the new boy in town. Ninth Annual Delacorte Press Prize for an Outstanding First Young Adult Novel.

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49217 words49,217 words
194 pages194 pages
Lexile 930LLexile 930L
Grade 7 to 11Grade 7 to 11
Age 12-16Age 12-16
Published 1992Published 1992

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