Joan Bauer (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313335501)

Joan Bauer is one of the most popular young adult novelists today. She is well-respected not only by her readers, but also by librarians and critics, having won a Newbery Honor for Hope Was Here (2001), among other awards. Drawing on personal experiences with divorce and family alcoholism, Bauer has her seemingly ordinary teenage characters face situations that test, and prove, their maturity and confidence. Following an introduction to Bauer's work, and a biographical chapter, this volume examines each novel by breaking it down into sections on plot, characterization, setting, and themes. Readers consulting this book for research, or for deeper analysis of a favorite novel, will find this a complete resource.

Author: Alleen Nilsen
ISBN-10: 0313335508
ISBN-13: 9780313335501
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2007
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.21w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2007 pg. 470 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 283
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 pg. 166 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw