Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day - Barbara Park [0]
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Laugh out loud with Junie B. Jones!
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#2 Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business
#3 Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth
#4 Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying
#5 Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake
#6 Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday
#7 Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren
#8 Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed
#9 Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook
#10 Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal
#11 Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy
#12 Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy
#13 Junie B. Jones Is (almost) a Flower Girl
#14 Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime
#15 Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket
#16 Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day
#17 Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl
#18 Junie B., First Grader (at last!)
#19 Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch
#20 Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder
#21 Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants
#22 Junie B., First Grader: One-Man Band
#23 Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked
#24 Junie B., First Grader: BOO … and I MEAN It!
#25 Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.)
#26 Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha!
#27 Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny
Top-Secret Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. (and me!)
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With smiles and hugs and happy thoughts,
to a real-life superhero, Andrew Park
Contents
1. Chatting
2. C-A-P-T-A-I-N
3. Capes and Lightning
4. New Thelma
5. Event Number One
6. Losing
7. Skunked
8. William
My name is Junie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice. Except I don't like Beatrice. I just like B and that's all.
This morning, I woke up very excited! ’Cause today we were having kindergarten Field Day at my school, that's why!
I couldn't stop shouting that happy news!
“Field Day! Today is Field Day!” I shouted to my dog named Tickle.
Then I quick ran to my baby brother's room. He was sleeping in his crib.
“Field Day! Today is Field Day!” I shouted to baby Ollie.
He woke up very fast. Then he started screaming his whole entire head off.
Mother came running right in there.
“Junie B. Jones! For goodness' sake! What has gotten into you this morning?”
I looked at that woman real curious.
“Field Day,” I said. “Field Day has gotten into me, Mother. How could you even forget this important occasion? I have been talking about it all week, remember? Field Day is when Room Nine goes against Room Eight. And we have different races and stuff.”
Ollie kept on screaming.
“Could you quiet him down, please?” I asked Mother. “He is taking the edge off of my good mood.”
She picked him up and patted him.
“Thank goodness Field Day is finally here,” she said. “Maybe now we'll be able to talk about something else for a change.”
I danced all around that woman.
“We will Mother! We will be able to talk about something else! After Field Day is over, we'll be able to talk about how Room Nine creamed Room Eight! Ha!”
I jumped up and down. “You're coming to watch me, right? And Daddy's coming, too! Right? ’Cause Room Nine is going to win all the races, probably. So