Denise Brunkus

Love is in the air, but for Junie B. Jones, the holiday of hearts is turning into a gigantic mystery. February fourteenth is just around the corner, and Junie B. cannot wait to celebrate what she calls Valentime's Day. She is incredibly excited to see all the fun little cards she will get from her kindergarten classmates. But when she opens her box, she finds something completely unexpected: a giant, mushy, gushy card from a secret admirer! Junie B. is thrilled, but she is also extremely curious. Who could this mystery guy possibly be? Determined to crack the case, she sets out on a hilarious mission to uncover the identity of her secret classroom crush. However, she quickly discovers that tracking down a secret admirer is much harder than it looks. Join the world's funniest kindergartener as she tries to solve the mushiest mystery of the school year.

Meet the world's funniest first grader, Junie B. Jones, just in time for the scariest night of the year. It is Halloween, and everyone is excited about candy and costumes. But Junie B. has a big problem. She is actually terrified to go trick-or-treating. What if the witches and monsters roaming the neighborhood are not just kids in masks? What if they are totally real? Junie B. is definitely not taking any chances with pumpkins that have sharp carved teeth, because who knows if they want to eat your feet. And do not even get her started on the mystery of candy corn, which is definitely not made of real corn. Her mom wants her to pick out a fun costume, but Junie B. knows she needs something incredibly scary to keep all the creepy creatures far away from her. Follow along as Junie B. navigates her hilarious fears and tries to figure out how to survive the spookiest holiday. With her signature sassy honesty and wild imagination, this classic chapter book guarantees endless laughs. You will want to ride along for every silly, spooky moment of this trick-or-treating adventure.

The world's funniest kindergartener is finally moving up in the world, but first grade is bringing a whole bunch of unexpected surprises. Junie B. Jones is officially a first grader at last! She is ready for a brand new school year, but things are not going exactly the way she planned. Being in first grade means adjusting to a completely new classroom, a new teacher, and a bunch of strange kids she has never met before. To make matters worse, when Junie B. tries to read the words written on the chalkboard, everything looks blurry. She cannot seem to see what everyone else is seeing. Now she is facing the most terrifying possibility of all: she might actually have to get glasses! Join Junie B. as she navigates the hilarious and relatable challenges of growing up, making new friends, and learning to see the world in a whole new way.

A boy is surprised to discover that he loves story­books.

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Tyrone rules the school! He's king of the monkey bars, a math machine, and a science whiz. The only thing he doesn't like about school is reading. Books are so boring! But when strange visitors start dropping by the classroom for story hour, Tyrone discovers there's more to books than just words on pages. Tyrone and his friends are swept up in a mysterious adventure that lands them in a most unexpected place. Mrs. Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna create a classroom adventure that will leave readers racing to the shelves! A portion of proceeds to benefit Teach for America and The New Teacher Project.

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Tyrone and his friends rule the school except for the library, which he thinks is boring until strange happenings during story hour change his mind.