Synopses & Reviews
BARBARA PARK is best known as the author of the wildly popular
New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series, which has kept kids (and their grown-ups) laughing—and reading—for over two decades. Beloved by millions, the Junie B. Jones books have been translated into multiple languages and are a time-honored staple in elementary school classrooms around the world. Every bit as funny as her best-known character, Barbara once said, “There are those who believe that the value of a children’s book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that’s huge.”
Barbara Park is also the author of award-winning middle grade novels and bestselling picture books, including Skinnybones, Mick Harte Was Here, and The Kid in the Red Jacket.
Barbara Park was born in New Jersey in 1947 and spent most of her adult life in Arizona, where she and her husband, Richard, raised two sons. Barbara died in 2013, but her legacy lives on in the laughter her books give to readers all over the world.
From the Paperback edition.
Synopsis
If you thought Junie B. Jones was FUNNY catch more laughs from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Park with Skinnybones Just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny, Skinnybones has been a kid and teacher favorite for almost thirty years and has sold over 1 MILLION copies
Play ball Alex Frankovitch is the smallest, second-worst kid on his team. But he has a MAJOR-LEAGUE-sized mouth. And it gets him into MAJOR-LEAGUE trouble Even Alex knows he s gone too far when he brags his way into a pitching contest with T.J. Stoner, the best player and BIGGEST jerk in the whole school (and maybe the whole world ). Can Alex talk his way out this mess? Or is he in for the GRAND SLAM of all humiliations? Find out in the award-winning, laugh-out-loud novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Junie B. Jones
Park is one of the funniest writers around. Skinnybones equals tickled funnybones. Booklist
Hilarious Even if you don t know center field from first base this story will keep you laughing. Children s Book Review Service
Park writes in a way that touches reality, but makes the reader double over with laughter. Chicago Sun-Times
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Synopsis
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the first publication of
Skinnybones, bestselling author Barbara Park has updated the text of this award-winning novel and made it even more hilarious. A whole new generation of kids will meet Alex "Skinnybones" Frankovich, the smallest player on his baseball team, who is famous for his big mouth. Alex knows he's gone too far when he brags his way into a battle of skills with T.J. Stoner, a cocky Little League legend with a perfect hitting record. Can blabbermouth Alex talk his way out of
this mess?
From the Hardcover edition.
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.
From the Hardcover edition.