Skinnybones

Author: Barbara Park
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307797104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description
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

Almost Starring Skinnybones

Author: Barbara Park
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307797058
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
If you thought Junie B. Jones was funny—catch more laughs from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Park with the hilarious sequel to Skinnybones—just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny! And the award goes to…Alex Frankovitch! Roll out the red carpet! Alex “Skinnybones” Frankovitch is about to become a HUGE star—in his very own TV commercial! But Alex’s plans for stardom go HORRIBLY wrong. Forget fame and fortune—his friends think he’s a FLOP! And his fan club only has two members—a cat and a drooling toddler. Can Alex figure out another way to get his name in lights? Or is this star going to crash and burn? “Skinnybones equals tickled funny bones.” —Booklist “Young Alex ‘Skinnybones’ Frankovitch finally gets his chance to become a Big Celebrity…in this amusing follow-up to Skinnybones.” —Publishers Weekly “Once again demonstrating her remarkable ear for dialogue, [Barbara Park] also shows a good sense of timing in this fast-paced outing.” —School Library Journal

Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen

Author: Glen Huser
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1554980615
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
At fifteen, Tamara has survived the foster-care system through brains, will and attitude. Now there's high school to get through, along with her teacher's latest community project -- volunteering at the local seniors' home. Tamara doubts she can endure either the residents or the smells. Then she's assigned to Jean Barclay, a cranky, wealthy and frail former schoolteacher. As the two size one another up, they realize each is the key to achieving their own very different goals. Miss Barclay wants to attend an opera in Seattle -- a trip doctors insist she's too weak to undertake. Tamara wants to enroll in modeling school in Vancouver -- an expense she can't begin to afford. They plan the road trip of a lifetime -- but can these two bossy, manipulative women keep from throttling each other before their goals are realized?

Mick Harte Was Here

Author: Barbara Park
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 030778682X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
How could someone like Mick die? He was the kid who freaked out his mom by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken, the kid who did a wild dance in front of the whole school--and the kid who, if only he had worn his bicycle helmet, would still be alive today. But now Phoebe Harte's twelve-year-old brother is gone, and Phoebe's world has turned upside down. With her trademark candor and compassion, beloved middle-grade writer Barbara Park tells how Phoebe copes with her painful loss in this story filled with sadness, humor--and hope. Chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of their Best Books of 1996. "A full-fledged and fully convincing drama" (Publishers Weekly).

Skinny Bones by Barbara Park : Gr 4-6 Lit Link

Author: Ron Leduc
Publisher: On the Mark Press
ISBN: 155035468X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
Themes of popularity, self-consciousness and self-acceptance are combined with hilarious antics and characters that will deight children. Nove by Barbara Park. Chapter-by-chapter questions and additional activities in vocabulary, word study, and personal development are designed according to research-based education principles to improve literacy skills in communication, critical thinking, social studies and more. A story summary, author biography, and answer key. 64 pages. About the Novel: This is a story of Alex Frankovitch, a regular kid who can't play baseball very well. When Alex gets himself in competition with his classmate and local baseball star, the consequences are both hilarious and humiliating. While his classmates are laughing at him, and his mother is laughing with him, a turn of events allow Alex's own talents to shine through. Who's laughing now?

Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! A Word from your Baby-in-Waiting

Author: Barbara Park
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 037583852X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
This hilarious picture book about a baby waiting to be born is the perfect gift for moms and moms-to-be -- by Barbara Park, the beloved and bestselling author of the Junie B. Jones series! “Ma! there’s nothing to do here!” complains the precocious protagonist of this rhyming tale set entirely in utero. It’s not exactly a scintillating experience spending nine months in your mother’s womb. You’re just stuck there at the end of that dumb bungee cord (a.k.a. the umbilical cord), with nothing whatsoever to do but slosh around. But, oh, the endless joys you have to look forward to as you listen to the tick-tock of ma’s happy heart clock and await that happy day when you finally come out to play.

Bony-legs

Author: Joanna Cole
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780590405164
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog.

The Kid in the Red Jacket

Author: Barbara Park
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 030779704X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
If you thought Junie B. Jones was FUNNY—catch more laughs from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Park with her hilarious middle-grade novels—just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny! Can Howard SURVIVE life without friends? Howard Jeeter’s parents have ruined his life. They’ve moved him across the country, and all the kids in his new town act like he’s totally invisible. At least, all of them except for his six-year-old neighbor, Molly Vera Thompson. Howard could use a friend. But a little girl who talks nonstop? Not what he had in mind. Still, when you’re really lonely, you’ll be friends with anyone…right? An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice A Library of Congress Children’s Book of the Year A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner * “Park writes in a witty and bittersweet style about the awkward, supersensitive age of early adolescence. Another first-rate addition to the middle-grade popular reading shelf.” —School Library Journal, Starred “[A] witty middle-grade novel.” —Publishers Weekly

Jack, Skinny Bones, and the Golden Pancakes

Author: Mary-Claire Helldorfer
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Jack joins up with Granny Trick's dog Skinny Bones and together they outwit both the evil old lady and the Devil himself.

Flesh and Bones of Anatomy

Author: Susie Whiten
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0723433542
Category : Anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
Presents an account of anatomy. This title covers key concepts medical students need to know. It gives an overview of a subject, and 50 fundamental principles that are expanded into double-page spreads. Difficult concepts are depicted by cartoon-strip illustrations, which enable understanding and assimilation of information.