Close to Famous
by Joan Bauer
Foster McFee dreams of having her own cooking show like her idol, celebrity chef... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2011
Word Count 41,793
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 143080
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- West Virginia
- West Virginia--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
- Baking
- Cupcakes--Fiction
- Cupcakes
- Baking--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Music
- Literacy--Fiction
- Country life--West Virginia--Fiction
- Single-parent families
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Literacy
- Country life
- Families
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Joan Bauer
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 4
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Joan Bauer
Created by Teen Ink
Interview with Joan Bauer
Created by New York Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
Created by Indiana Library Federation
Lesson Plan from Penguin Publishing Group USA
Created by Penguin Publishing Group USA
Awards & Distinctions 2
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2012
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