Junie B. Jones #5: Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake

I'm the bestest winner in the world!" It's Carnival Night, and Lucille has already won a box of fluffy cupcakes with sprinkles on them. But when Junie B. wins the Cake Walk, she chooses the bestest cake of all -- the one wrapped in sparkly aluminum foil. How was she to know it was a lethal weapon?

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>