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Judy Baer

Author of Recipes & Wooden Spoons

99 Works 3,776 Members 72 Reviews 4 Favorited

About the Author

Also includes: Judy Kaye (2)

Disambiguation Notice:

Judy K. Baer writes as Judy Baer and Judy Kaye.

Series

Works by Judy Baer

Recipes & Wooden Spoons (2006) 208 copies
The Whitney Chronicles (2004) 133 copies
Slices of Life (2004) 130 copies
Tempest in a Teapot (2005) 111 copies
Trouble with a Capital "T" (1988) 100 copies
New Girl in Town (1657) 99 copies
Million Dollar Dilemma (2005) 96 copies
The Intruder (1643) 92 copies
Journey to Nowhere (1989) 90 copies
The Way We Were (2008) 87 copies
Silent Tears No More (1989) 86 copies
Jenny's Story (2000) 83 copies
Broken Promises (1989) 81 copies
Tomorrow's Promise (1657) 79 copies
Yesterday's Dream (1657) 77 copies
Sleeping Beauty (2007) 70 copies
Vanishing Star (1991) 69 copies
No Turning Back (1991) 68 copies
Unheard Voices (1992) 67 copies
Second Chance (1991) 66 copies
A Special Kind of Love (1993) 61 copies
The Discovery (1993) 60 copies
Lonely Girl (1992) 60 copies
Never Too Late (1993) 57 copies
Libby's Story (2001) 57 copies
More Than Friends (1657) 55 copies
Tia's Story (1999) 51 copies
The Cinderella List (2010) 43 copies
Three's a Crowd (1994) 43 copies
Never Look Back (1997) 39 copies
The Baby Chronicles (2007) 39 copies
Silent Thief (1995) 39 copies
Heartless Hero (1997) 38 copies
Risky Assignment (1994) 36 copies
Paige (SpringSong Books #8) (1986) 34 copies
The Suspect (1996) 33 copies
Price of Silence (1994) 31 copies
Forever Friends (1999) 28 copies
Worlds Apart (1997) 27 copies
An Unlikely Blessing (2010) 27 copies
Oh, Baby! (2008) 26 copies
Double Danger (1994) 26 copies
Sarah's Dilemma (1995) 24 copies
Letters of Love (1989) 22 copies
Undercover Artists (1996) 20 copies
Love's Perfect Image (1984) 16 copies
Shadows Along the Ice (1985) 13 copies
Tender Adversary (1985) 12 copies
Faded Dreams (1996) 12 copies
Moonglow (1986) 12 copies
My Perfect Valentine (1989) 11 copies
Ariana's Magic (1992) 10 copies
Camp Pinetree Pals (1991) 10 copies
Almost a Father (2011) 9 copies
A Wife for Christmas (1997) 9 copies
Taming the Boss (2000) 7 copies
The Girl Inside (1984) 7 copies
Make-Believe Mother (1998) 6 copies
Surprising Grace (2012) 5 copies
Tis's Story 1 copy
Lexi vinner (1994) 1 copy
Lonely Girl 1 copy

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Legal name
Baer, Judy K.
Other names
Baer, Judy
Kaye, Judy
Birthdate
20th century
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
North Dakota, USA
Places of residence
North Dakota, USA
Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
Education
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota; major in English & Education, minor in Religion
Occupations
life coach
Short biography
Judy Kay Baer was born and grew up on a farm on the prairies of North Dakota. An only child, she spent most of her days with imaginary people-either those she read about or those she made up in her head. Her most ambitious conjuring did not succeed, however. She kept a clean stall with hay and oats for the horse she imagined would come but unfortunately, it never did. As an adult, however, she managed to make that dream come true and raised foundation quarter horses and buffalo for some years. A voracious reader, Judy learned to read with comic books, anything from Little Lulu and Superman to the Rawhide Kid. She sold her first story for $10.00 to a farm magazine. She still has the $10.00.

She graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota with a major in English and education and a minor in religion. At the time, she was simply studying what interested her, but now realizes that she was educating herself for her future career as an inspirational christian romance writer.

Judy wanted to write for Harlequin even in high school but it wasn't until her youngest child learned to say "No" that she realized that she'd better consider a second career to fall back on when mothering was done. Her first book was written with her little girl on her lap. Judy would type a few words, say "Now, Jennifer," at which time her daughter would hit the space bar before Judy continued typing. It wasn't the fastest way to work, but it offered a lot of mother-Judy Baer Picturedaughter time together. An over-achiever, she's written 71 books for various publishers. The mother of two and step-mother of three, she now has lots of family to enjoy.

In 2001, she went back to school and became a certified professional life coach. Currently she is working on her Master's in Human Development in the areas of writing, coaching and spirituality and writing inspirational Chick Lit which, she says, is the most fun she's ever had writing.
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Judy K. Baer writes as Judy Baer and Judy Kaye.

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Reviews

This was a really good book! I read it in one day. I really liked the characters and how it was based around Christmas time.
 
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Sassyjd32 | 2 other reviews | Dec 22, 2023 |
 
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WBCLIB | May 26, 2023 |
Here I've finished up Book Four in Live from Brentwood High, a ChristFic YA series from the '90s. Another quick and enjoyable read.

It was interesting watching the gang of teenaged characters have the chance to broaden their perspectives, learn a lesson in empathy, and realize some of the preconceived notions they didn't know they had about disabled people. Including notions about a friend of theirs they like, care about, and see all the time.

Now, some points in the story are quite repetitive, and the way the book handles the main issue is a little dated. (I read the original 1995 edition and don't know if the rereleased edition of the book has any updates.) Granted, I realize I'm viewing the story through my eyes as a nondisabled person, and there could be some aspects that I missed.

The book also includes a Home Living class and teen pregnancy subplot—some of which I found humorous and some that I didn't particularly care for. But I'll leave that alone.

My nostalgic side is a little sad I've only got two more books left in the series. I plan on getting to them sooner rather than later.
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NadineC.Keels | 2 other reviews | May 22, 2023 |
I flew through this third book in Live From Brentwood High, a YA ChristFic series originally published in the '90s. (Yeah, I'm reading the '90s editions, with my nostalgic self. Don't know if the rereleased editions have any 21st-century updates.) This is the kind of fast-paced series you should start from Book One, to get introduced to the characters and to follow their progression.

As with the previous books, the group of Brentwood High students here grapple with questions concerning a serious issue most of them never had to think much about before. Some of the different angles they come to consider about violence are worth thinking about.

Now, in the style of the late '80s-early '90s TV show Saved by the Bell, since the kids are facing a particular issue in this "episode," the issue pops up pretty much everywhere during the story. At times, it feels contrived.

Like, Izzy has apparently never seen his younger sisters physically fight. But now when the two little girls walk into the living room and happen to get into a swift disagreement, they actually start landing punches on each other, back and forth, one of them throwing in a kick. It seems that if the girls would readily display that level of violence with each other in front of Izzy and his friends, he would have seen it happen before. Or if the girls were new to acting out like that in front of their brother, they might start with a push or a slap or two, and probably shock themselves into stopping with tears or embarrassment, rather than jumping straight into pounding each other with their fists.

Also, the Christian teen of the bunch, Sarah, kind of teeters between being more of a natural character and being the "Christian teen cliché," in my view. Sharing a little about her faith sometimes is one thing, but Sarah quoting verbatim from the Bible in conversation with the other characters, including chapter and verse in her quoting, feels somewhat forced.

On a different note, the N-word pops up once in this book, spelled out. It's the Black character, Josh, who says it while he's sharing something from his personal experience, which I understand. But I think (including when it comes to some in Christian publishing who may not be personally familiar with the Black experience) not everyone realizes just how strong a word the slur is for many people—especially considering the history and the generations of trauma that comes with it. As I've said in my reviews of some other Christian novels, if it isn't a book where you'd find it okay to spell out the F-word, then you shouldn't spell out the N-word. (Again, I don't know if the word also appears in the rereleased edition of this book or not.)

Nevertheless, I found this novel to be another worthwhile read in the series. I'm looking forward to continuing on to Book Four soon.
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NadineC.Keels | 2 other reviews | May 4, 2023 |

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