The Kid in the Red Jacket

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$7.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Yearling
48 per carton
On sale Aug 12, 1988 | 9780394805719
Age 8-12 years
Reading Level: Lexile 640L | Fountas & Pinnell O
Sales rights: World

If you thought Junie B. Jones was FUNNY—catch more laughs from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Park with her hilarious middle-grade novels—just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny!
 
Can Howard SURVIVE life without friends?
Howard Jeeter’s parents have ruined his life. They’ve moved him across the country, and all the kids in his new town act like he’s totally invisible. At least, all of them except for his six-year-old neighbor, Molly Vera Thompson. Howard could use a friend. But a little girl who talks nonstop? Not what he had in mind. Still, when you’re really lonely, you’ll be friends with anyone…right?
 
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
A Library of Congress Children’s Book of the Year
A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner
 
* “Park writes in a witty and bittersweet style about the awkward, supersensitive age of early adolescence. Another first-rate addition to the middle-grade popular reading shelf.” —School Library Journal, Starred
 
“[A] witty middle-grade novel.” —Publishers Weekly

  • WINNER | 1989
    Kentucky Bluegrass Master List
  • WINNER | 1987
    Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year
  • WINNER | 1987
    Parents' Choice Award
  • WINNER | 1987
    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
  • NOMINEE | 1990
    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award

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If you thought Junie B. Jones was FUNNY—catch more laughs from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Park with her hilarious middle-grade novels—just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny!
 
Can Howard SURVIVE life without friends?
Howard Jeeter’s parents have ruined his life. They’ve moved him across the country, and all the kids in his new town act like he’s totally invisible. At least, all of them except for his six-year-old neighbor, Molly Vera Thompson. Howard could use a friend. But a little girl who talks nonstop? Not what he had in mind. Still, when you’re really lonely, you’ll be friends with anyone…right?
 
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
A Library of Congress Children’s Book of the Year
A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner
 
* “Park writes in a witty and bittersweet style about the awkward, supersensitive age of early adolescence. Another first-rate addition to the middle-grade popular reading shelf.” —School Library Journal, Starred
 
“[A] witty middle-grade novel.” —Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • WINNER | 1989
    Kentucky Bluegrass Master List
  • WINNER | 1987
    Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year
  • WINNER | 1987
    Parents' Choice Award
  • WINNER | 1987
    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
  • NOMINEE | 1990
    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award