1. Close to famous By: Joan Bauer

2. CHARACTERS  Foster- an 11 year old girl who dreams of having her own cooking show  Mama- Foster’s mom who dreams of being a singer  Huck- mama’s crazy Elvis impersonator ex boyfriend  Macon- Foster’s new friend who wants to be a documentary film maker  Miss Charleena- a famous actress who left Hollywood  Perseverance Wilson- a woman who wants to save the local church  Sonny Kroll- Foster’s hero

3. SUMMARY Foster dreams of having her own cooking show just like her idol Sonny Kroll. But that dream gets put on hold when Huck, mama’s crazy ex boyfriend threatens to hurt them. They are forced to flee to the tiny town of Culpepper where all hope seems lost. Will Foster and the towns dreams come true?

4. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joan Bauer is an author for kids and lives in New York with her husband and wheaten terrier, Max. Some of her books are Hope Was Here, Rules of the Road, Backwater, Squashed, Stand Tall, and Peeled. She has also won many awards including a Newbery Honor, The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, The Christopher Award, and The Golden Kite Award. She also loves to bake.

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