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Skinnybones

By Barbara Park

By Barbara Park

By Barbara Park

By Barbara Park

By Barbara Park
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By Barbara Park
Read by Maxwell Glick

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Paperback $6.99

Jul 08, 1997 | ISBN 9780679887928 | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

Ebook $6.99

Aug 31, 2011 | ISBN 9780307797100 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $14.00

Jan 26, 2016 | 152 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Skinnybones

    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

    About Skinnybones

    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

    About Skinnybones

    Alex Frankovitch is the smallest kid on his team. But he has a MAJOR-LEAGUE sized mouth. And it gets him into MAJOR-LEAGUE trouble! Alex knows he’s gone too far when he brags his way into a pitching contest with the best player—and BIGGEST jerk—in the whole school. Can Alex talk his way out of this mess? Or is he in for the GRAND SLAM of all humiliations?

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    Junie B. Jones Bestest Box Set Ever (Books 1-10)
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    About Barbara Park

    Barbara Park was best-known as the creator and author of the New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series, the stories of an outrageously funny kindergartener that have kept kids (and their grownups) laughing—and reading—for over two decades. The series was consistently a #1 New… More about Barbara Park

    About Barbara Park

    Barbara Park was best-known as the creator and author of the New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series, the stories of an outrageously funny kindergartener that have kept kids (and their grownups) laughing—and reading—for over two decades. The series was consistently a #1 New… More about Barbara Park

    About Barbara Park

    Barbara Park was best-known as the creator and author of the New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series, the stories of an outrageously funny kindergartener that have kept kids (and their grownups) laughing—and reading—for over two decades. The series was consistently a #1 New… More about Barbara Park

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Yearling
    Jul 08, 1997 | 160 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780679887928

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Yearling
    Aug 31, 2011 | 160 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307797100

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $14.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jan 26, 2016 | 152 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780399569388

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    Praise

    "Barbara Park is one of the funniest writers around"-Booklist

    Awards

    Georgia Children’s Book Award WINNER 1984

    Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award WINNER 1986

    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award WINNER 1986

    Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner WINNER 1985

    Texas Bluebonnet Master List WINNER 1984

    Utah Children’s Book Award WINNER 1987

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