Junie B. Jones #9: Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook

A terrible thing happened to Junie B. Jones! And it's called -- someone took her new black furry mittens! And they kept them! They didn't even put them in the Lost and Found at school. So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen on the floor, she should be allowed to keep it, too. Right? That's fair. Right? Right?

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, <b>and The Graduation of Jake Moon </b>have won just about every award given by children. She <b>is also the author of the hilarious and bestselling Junie B. Jones chapter books</b>. Recent books about Junie include <b>Junie B., First Grader (at last!)  </b>and <b>Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch.<br></b><br>Ms. Park earned a B.S. degree in education at the University of Alabama. She lives in Arizona with her husband<b> and has two grown sons.</b>