Junie B., First Grader Boss of Lunch

Barbara Park. Random House Books for Young Readers, $11.95 (96pp) ISBN 978-0-375-81517-1

Several popular series and protagonists continue in new titles. The titular heroine joins her favorite cafeteria lady, Mrs. Gutzman, by donning apron, mitts and a hair net, but things go a little haywire behind the lunch counter in Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch by Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus, the latest installment in the bestselling series. (May)

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