Almost Starring Skinnybones

By Barbara Park

Book Overview

If you thought Junie B. Jones was funny--catch more laughs from New York Time s bestselling author Barbara Park with the hilarious sequel to Skinnybones --just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394825918
• ISBN13: 9780394825915
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Yearling
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.4" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

Skinny- Bones and Almost Starring Skinny-Bones.

These books are wonderful. I am tutoring a sixth grader who is not motivated to read. I was desperate for a really good book to hook him. I remembered Barbara Park's books for younger kids and hoped that she had written something for older kids. She did!! These books are so funny and so appropriate for preteens. The main character Alex, has all of the thoughts and insecurities of a real boy, and he gets himself into these amusing situations. My student and I take turns reading passages from the book. We both sit there laughing at his attempts to disentangle himself from the messes he creates. The language in the book is realistic. The kids are real. I was saved. And although my [...] has not become a perfect student, he loves the books and I have a wonderful tool for instruction.

Logan loved it!

I bought this book for my 10-year-old son who is a huge Junie B. Jones fan! He loved it so much his new nickname is Skinnybones! I don't think we've ever been disappointed in Barbara Park! She has an amazing insight into what kids want to read! Go Barbara Park!

Funny! Great for kids.

My teacher last year read it to us and I just loved it! Most parts are funny, and will keep you laughing. If you like humor, than this is a must buy!!

Don't let this one get by you! You'll love it!

Alex "skinnybones" is back for more in this hilarious sequel to Skinnybones. Alex has won a contest and is going to star in a TV commercial. The anticipation of this event has Alex filled with ideas for his upcoming fame and celebrity. He fantasizes about signing autographs and his future in show business. However, as Alex finds out, it's not always a done deal! Alex is hilarious in this return of Barbara Park's story about "dreams" and reality. She really knows how to pack the laugh- out-loud moments in all her comedic offerings. I have never known a child not to almost "roll on the floor" with laughter. If your child reads this book, and you are listening, you will be granted a wonderful memory of your child's delight in books!

For all kids

I first read Skinnybones, the first book, a number of years ago in fifth grade. It was the first book to really excite me about reading. I jumped at the opportunity to read this sequel. It delivered. Park has a way of writing that is right on the same wavelength as the kid reading. Her characters are real, fun, something that anyone can identify with. She is also zany and just tons of fun. It's a laugh out loud. This is the perfect book for a child who usually prefers TV to reading.