The result was "Squashed." This novel about a girl who teaches herself and her father about self-confidence as she grows a championship pumpkin won the Delacorte Press Prize for a First Young Adult Novel in 1992.īuoyed by her success, Bauer kept writing and gathered a reputation as an up-and-coming author. To appease this presumptuous imaginary person, Bauer began writing a novel with Ellie as her main protagonist. Then, in 1987, she was nearly killed in an auto accident, and her life changed dramatically.ĭuring her lengthy recuperation, Bauer kept hearing the voice of an overweight teenager named Ellie in her head. After high school, she attended college for a while, then took a series of jobs in advertising and sales, got married and gave birth to a daughter. In fact, it was a near-death experience that inspired Bauer to begin a second career as a young-adult author. If I ever had to write a totally serious book, I think I would go screaming into the darkness." "Make me care, and make me laugh - both are very important to me. Bauer, 49, said she is always on the lookout for the intersection between serious issues and humor.
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