Joan Bauer




 

Joan Bauer

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born
July 12, 1951

gender
female

place of birth
United States

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Literature & Fiction


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July 12, 1951 - I was born at eleven A.M., a most reasonable time, my mother often said, and when the nurse put me in my mother's arms for the first time I had both a nasty case of the hiccups and no discernible forehead (it's since grown in). I've always believed in comic entrances.

As I grew up in River Forest, Illinois, in the 1950's, I seem to remember an early fascination with things that were funny. I thought that people who could make other people laugh were terribly fortunate. While my friends made their career plans, declaring they would become doctors, nurses, and lawyers, inwardly I knew that I wanted to be involved...more




books by Joan Bauer

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avg rating: 3.92 | 2987 ratings | 9 distinct works
Hope Was Here Hope Was Here (Paperback)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 4.13 — 685 ratings — published 2005
17 editions
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Rules of the Road Rules of the Road (Paperback)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 3.99 — 309 ratings — published 2005
14 editions
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Squashed Squashed (Paperback)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 3.88 — 214 ratings — published 2005
8 editions
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Peeled Peeled (Hardcover)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 3.71 — 197 ratings — published 2008
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Best Foot Forward Best Foot Forward (Paperback)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 3.85 — 171 ratings — published 2005
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Thwonk Thwonk (Paperback)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 3.45 — 134 ratings — published 2005
9 editions
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Backwater Backwater (Paperback)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 3.75 — 125 ratings — published 2005
4 editions
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Stand Tall Stand Tall (Paperback)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 3.82 — 120 ratings — published 2005
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Sticks Sticks (Paperback)
by Joan Bauer
avg rating 3.40 — 35 ratings — published 2002
6 editions
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quotes by Joan Bauer

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"My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn't have any excuse to be stupid."
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"You've got to love yourself with all your short comings, and you've got to love the world no matter how bad it gets."
Joan Bauer (Hope Was Here)
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"When the going gets tough, the tough get a librarian."
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