Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Name: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
Author: Barbara Park

Junie B. starts kindergarten, hides at school rather than ride the bus, and introduces the series’ nonstandard child narration.

Book note Barbara Park 1992 Young Readers

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