Bauer, Joan. "Humor, Seriously." ALAN Review (Winter 1996). This article by the author is on the importance of humor in our lives and how and why she incorporates it in her novels.

"Bauer, Joan." In Something about the Author, vol. 117. Detroit: Gale, 2001. This entry is an introduction to Bauer's work with biographical information.

"Joan Bauer." In Authors and Artists for Young Adults, vol. 34. Detroit: Gale, 2000.

Entry contains biographical information on the author and a brief synopsis of her works.