Author: Joan Bauer
Joan Bauer's first novel, which gives me hope, because it isn't as exceptional as some of her more recent work. Ellie grows a giant pumpkin, protects it from hail, frost and thieves and gets it to the pumpkin festival in good shape and wins. In doing this she becomes a minor celebrity, makes a new friend/boyfriend, reconciles with her father, gets a dog and gets over the twenty pounds she thinks she needs to lose.
Running through the novel is the simple joy of growing.
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