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Skinnybones

Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Park, Barbara
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, c1997.
Subjects:	Baseball > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Humorous fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.
Physical Description:	111 p. ; 20 cm.
Audience:	"RL: 4.3." "008-012"--P. [4] of cover.
ISBN:	067988792X (pbk) :
Author Notes:	Barbara Park was born in Mount Holly, New Jersey on April 21, 1947. She spent her first two years of college at Rider University in New Jersey before receiving a B.S. degree from the University of Alabama. She began writing children's books after she had children of her own. In a career that began in 1982, she published over 50 books including Don't Make Me Smile, Operation: Dump the Chump, Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!, Skinnybones, and The Kid in the Red Jacket. She was best known for her 28-book Junie B. Jones series which was first published in 1992. She won seven Children's Choice Awards and four Parents' Choice Awards. She helped found a charitable organization, Sisters in Survival, to raise money for women with ovarian cancer. She died from ovarian cancer on November 15, 2013 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography)