“Skillfully weaves subplots together as Rosemont citizens (and Anna’s parents) rise to the challenge of solving the mystery. “Bauer establishes a multi-faceted plot combining crime drama with a modern coming-of-age story.”-School Library Journal Told with Joan Bauer's trademark mixture of humor and heart, Tell Me will enthrall her many fans and win her new ones. The short overview about this book: The unofficial town motto is 'Nothing bad ever happens in Rosemont' where twelve-year-old Anna has come to stay with her grandmother, Mim, hoping to forget her. 'When you see something, say something' she's been told-but what good does it do to speak if no one will listen? Luckily, a take-charge girl like Anna is not going to give up.

When she observes a girl her own age who seems to be being held against her will, Anna can't forget the girl's frightened eyes and she is determined to investigate. Joans first novel, Squashed, won the Delacorte Prize for a First Young Adult Novel. 'Now Im going to tell you a funny story,' shed just tell a story, and the humor would naturally flow from it because of who she was.

Hope and Addie both work at the Blue Box Diner, where Hope is a waitress and Addie is the chef and co-owner. You don't hide, you don't look away you get right up on them, you take the reins and you ride. Hope was Here, by Joan Bauer, is the story of Hope Yancey, who lives in Brooklyn with her Aunt Addie, a relationship that formed because Hope’s mother didn’t feel capable of raising a child alone after Hope’s father left them. Genres Young Adult Realistic Fiction Fiction Contemporary Middle Grade Teen Coming Of Age.more. Tell Me by Joan Bauer 1,602 ratings, 3.87 average rating, 269 reviews Open Preview Tell Me Quotes Showing 1-2 of 2 And I suddenly understand what to do when bad things come. She'll be busy with the town's annual Flower Festival, a celebration with floats and bands that requires weeks of preparations.īut before long, Anna finds herself involved in a very big problem. Filled with heart, charm, and good old-fashioned fun, this is Joan Bauer at her best. The unofficial town motto is 'Nothing bad ever happens in Rosemont' where twelve-year-old Anna has come to stay with her grandmother, Mim, hoping to forget her worries about her parents' troubled marriage. Award-winning author Joan Bauer latest novel is full of warmth, humor, hope, and a healthy dose of suspense

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