Who This Author Is

Edith Baer has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 5 catalog-linked books across 1990 to 1998, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with A Frost in the Night and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 1998; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Scholastic.

Best Place To Start

A Frost in the Night

Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1998 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Scholastic

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 1998; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Scholastic.

Top Books To Start With

  1. A Frost in the Night

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 224 pages.

  2. Walk the Dark Streets

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 279 pages.

  3. This Is The Way We Go To School (Asi vamos a la escuela) (Mariposa)

    Scholastic • 1990 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. The Wonder of Hands (Monogram Book)

    Simon & Schuster • 1992 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1992.

  5. This Is The Way We Go To School (Blue Ribbon Book)

    Scholastic • 1992 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

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