Junie B., First Grader Boo... and I Mean It!

Barbara Park. Random House, $11.95 (96pp) ISBN 978-0-375-82806-5

Barbara Park's latest, Junie B., First Grader: Boo... and I Mean It!, illus. by Denise Brunkus, finds the indefatigable star a bit apprehensive of trick-or-treating: ""I'm going to see real, actual monsters and witches! Plus I'll probably be coming home with a bat in my hair."" (Aug.) .

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