Synopses & Reviews
Read by Dana Lubotsky
1 hour 42 minutes
2 cassettes
This is Phoebe's brilliantly told story about her younger brother and best friend, Mick, who dies in a bicycle accident. her struggle to accept his death and deal with her own grief is told in the touching, witty narrative of a 13-year-old girl taht will evoke both laughter and tears and will long be remembered.
About the Author
Barbara Park is one of today's funniest, most popular writers for middle grade readers. Her novels, which include Skinnybones, Mick Harte was Here, Maxie, Rosie, and Earl-Partners in Grime, Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President,
and The Graduation of Jake Moon have won just about every award given by children. She
is also the author of the hilarious and bestselling Junie B. Jones chapter books. Recent books about Junie include
Junie B., First Grader (at last!) and
Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch.Ms. Park earned a B.S. degree in education at the University of Alabama. She lives in Arizona with her husband and has two grown sons.