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Close to famous

Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.

Main Author: Bauer, Joan, 1951-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Viking, 2011.
Subjects:
Baking > Juvenile fiction.
Cupcakes > Juvenile fiction.
Country life > West Virginia > Juvenile fiction.
Literacy > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
West Virginia > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.
Physical Description: 250 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience: 010 up.
ISBN: 9780670012824 (hardcover) :
0670012823 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Joan Bauer is the author of numerous books for young readers including Soar; Rules of the Road, which received the L.A. Times Book Prize; Hope Was Here, which won a Newbery Honor Medal and the Christopher Award; and Close to Famous, which won the Christopher Award and the Schneider Family Book Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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