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# ''[[Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake]]'' (1995) (ISBN 0-679-86694-9) Carnival Night at school will be fun, but Junie B. is so determined to win at everything that she practices for it.......and doesn't win. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake]]'' (1995) (ISBN 0-679-86694-9) Carnival Night at school will be fun, but Junie B. is so determined to win at everything that she practices for it.......and doesn't win. |
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# ''[[Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday]]'' (1996) (ISBN 0-679-86695-7) Junie B.'s constant bully, Jim, is having a birthday that he doesn't invite her to. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday]]'' (1996) (ISBN 0-679-86695-7) Junie B.'s constant bully, Jim, is having a birthday that he doesn't invite her to. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren'' (1996) (ISBN 0-679-86696-5) Junie B.'s friend, Lucille, makes a boyfriend who soon attracts Junie B.'s attention. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren]]'' (1996) (ISBN 0-679-86696-5) Junie B.'s friend, Lucille, makes a boyfriend who soon attracts Junie B.'s attention. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed'' (1997) (ISBN 0-679-86697-3) When Junie B. is told that a monster lurks under her bed, she takes desperate actions to make it go away, which also causes her get less sleep. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed]]'' (1997) (ISBN 0-679-86697-3) When Junie B. is told that a monster lurks under her bed, she takes desperate actions to make it go away, which also causes her get less sleep. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook'' (1997) (ISBN 0-679-88342-8) When somebody steals her favorite mittens, Junie B. tries to get them back. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook]]'' (1997) (ISBN 0-679-88342-8) When somebody steals her favorite mittens, Junie B. tries to get them back. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal'' (1997) (ISBN 0-679-88663-X) Junie B.'s friend Lucille invites Junie B. to spend the night at her Nanna's mansion. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal]]'' (1997) (ISBN 0-679-88663-X) Junie B.'s friend Lucille invites Junie B. to spend the night at her Nanna's mansion. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy'' (1998) (ISBN 0-679-88931-0) Junie B. thinks she can be a Beauty Shop Guy, so she cuts her own hair, which turns out to be a disaster. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy]]'' (1998) (ISBN 0-679-88931-0) Junie B. thinks she can be a Beauty Shop Guy, so she cuts her own hair, which turns out to be a disaster. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy'' (1998) (ISBN 0-679-89130-7) Junie B. thinks a fishstick is a pet and brings it to school for Pet Day. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy]]'' (1998) (ISBN 0-679-89130-7) Junie B. thinks a fishstick is a pet and brings it to school for Pet Day. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Is (Almost) a Flower Girl'' (1999) (ISBN 0-375-80038-7) Junie B.'s Aunt Flo is having a wedding, but Junie B. is not the flower girl. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Is (Almost) a Flower Girl]]'' (1999) (ISBN 0-375-80038-7) Junie B.'s Aunt Flo is having a wedding, but Junie B. is not the flower girl. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones And The Mushy Gushy Valentime'' (1999) (ISBN 0-375-80039-5) Jim likes Junie B. so he sends her a special valentine. At the end she turns out it was from him. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones And The Mushy Gushy Valentime]]'' (1999) (ISBN 0-375-80039-5) Jim likes Junie B. so he sends her a special valentine. At the end she turns out it was from him. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket'' (2000) (ISBN 0-375-80040-9) Junie B.'s class is having a field trip to a farm but Junie B. has a problem with farms and barn animals. |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket]]'' (2000) (ISBN 0-375-80040-9) Junie B.'s class is having a field trip to a farm but Junie B. has a problem with farms and barn animals. |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day'' (2001) (ISBN 0-375-80291-6) Junie B.'s class is having a field day and guess who the captain is? |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day]]'' (2001) (ISBN 0-375-80291-6) Junie B.'s class is having a field day and guess who the captain is? |
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# ''Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl'' (2001) (ISBN 0-375-90292-9) Junie B. is graduating from kindergarten! The long awaited day is finally here! |
# ''[[Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl]] |
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'' (2001) (ISBN 0-375-90292-9) Junie B. is graduating from kindergarten! The long awaited day is finally here! |
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# ''Junie B., First Grader (at last!)'' (2001) (ISBN 0-375-80293-2) Junie B. becomes a first grader and gets glasses. |
# ''Junie B., First Grader (at last!)'' (2001) (ISBN 0-375-80293-2) Junie B. becomes a first grader and gets glasses. |
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# ''Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch'' (2002) (ISBN 0-375-81517-1) Junie B. helps around the cafeteria. |
# ''Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch'' (2002) (ISBN 0-375-81517-1) Junie B. helps around the cafeteria. |
Revision as of 20:51, 1 October 2010
Author | Barbara Park |
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Illustrator | Denise Brunkus |
Genre | Children's humor |
Publisher | Random House |
Junie B. Jones is a fictional character in a children's series written by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus. Junie B. Jones is the main character in the comical series. Junie B. Jones is first introduced as a kindergartener and is currently a first grader. Junie B. Jones exemplifies many of the comical aspects of childhood: fear of monsters, grammatical errors, dealing with siblings, the first day of school and innocent crushes.
List of characters
June Beatrice "Junie B." Jones is the series' title character and main protagonist. She lives with her parents, Robert and Susan Jones, and her baby brother, Oliver, or "Ollie." She is five "almost six" years old in the Kindergarten adventures, and six years old in the first grade.[1] In Kindergarten, her two best friends are Lucille and Grace. In first grade, her best friends are Herb, Jose, Shirley, Clifton, Matt, and Lennie. Junie B. has two rivals throughout the series, a boy named Jim in kindergarten and a girl named May in first grade. In kindergarten, her classroom is Room Nine, and in First Grade, Room One. Junie B.'s favorite foods are spaghetti and meatballs, lemon pie, and ice cream. She has many catchphrases, such as "Wowie wow wow!", "Yeah, only", and "Wait till you hear this!". She is afraid of roosters because she thinks "they can peck your head into a nub", ponies because she thinks "they can stomple you to the ground and kill you", and clowns because she thinks "they are not normal people."
Robert "Bob" Jones is Junie B. and Ollie's lovable father, whom Junie B. calls "Daddy." He takes Junie B. to the beauty shop with him in Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy, where she causes a disaster. In Junie B. First Grader, One Man Band, he teaches Junie B. to juggle. Robert is said to be playful and silly around his daughter.
Susan Jones is Junie B. and Ollie's protective mother,, whom Junie B. calls "Mother." Since Junie B. loves ice cream, Susan made a rule at the grocery store that Junie B. can't shout "I WANT ICE CREAM!" It's possible that Susan's maiden name was Susan Miller, and that Frank and Helen Miller are Susan's parents. She is shown to have short, blonde hair and wears make-up.
Oliver "Ollie" Jones is Junie B.'s baby brother. He is born in Junie B. Jones and the Little Monkey Business. In Junie B. First Grader, BOO! And I Mean It, he is said to be ten months old in the month of October, so he is probably born in December. Junie B. dislikes her brother, and they have somewhat of a sibling rivalry. However, she does show that she cares for him sometimes, like in Junie B First Grader, Toothless Wonder where Junie B. concludes that Ollie's first tooth was the baby tooth Junie B. lost, and she smiles at him.
Frank Miller is Junie B.'s grandfather, or as she calls him, Grampa Miller. Grampa Miller, along with his wife, Helen Miller, babysits for her and her brother while their parents are at work. Junie B. calls Grampa Miller her "favoritest babysitter 'cause he doesn't even follow the 'structions!"
Helen Miller is Junie B.'s grandmother, Grandma Miller. Grandma Miller also babysits for Junie B. and her brother on occasion. Junie B. often calls her grandmother by her first name, Helen, much to the woman's annoyance.
Friends, Rivals, and Teachers of Junie B.
Friends:
Lucille is Junie B.'s rich and somewhat spoiled best friend in kindergarten. She has a Nanna who pampers her and always gives her what she wants. Although Lucille is in Junie B.'s first grade class, she deserts Junie B. in the beginning of the first grade and becomes friends with African-American twins named Camille and Chenille. Junie B. says that she doesn't like Lucille very much in the first grade series. She is considered the queen Bee or the school diva of the book series.
Grace is Junie B.'s athletic, African-American best friend in Kindergarten. Like Junie B., she has a baby brother. Grace is a very fast runner and wears pink high-top sneakers. She sits with Junie B. every day on the school bus in Kindergarten. In first grade she makes a new friend named Bobbi Jean Piper, who Junie B. shares a rivalry with. Junie B. says she likes Grace better than Lucille and refers to her as "that Grace".
Ricardo is Junie B.'s "boyfriend" in the kindergarten series until Junie B. Jones is (almost) a flower girl where Junie B. confronts him about chasing "New" Thelma and says that only boyfriends and girlfriends should chase each other. In which Ricardo tells her that they should start "chasing other people" and leaves, much to Junie B's dismay. Ricardo also wants to be a construction worker when he grows up.
Herbert "Herb" is Junie B.'s best friend in first grade. He seems to dislike May as much as Junie B. does. In Junie B. Top Secret Personal Beeswax, He and Junie B. seem to have a crush on each other.
Jose is another one of Junie B.'s best friends in first grade. He speaks Spanish. Sometimes he greets Junie B. in Spanish. Jose won the bouquet of flowers for his mother in Junie B. First Grader, Dumb Bunny.
Lennie is another one of Junie B.'s best friends in first grade. He is quiet and almost always agrees with Junie B., Herb, and Jose. Lennie often brags about his hair.
Sheldon Potts is a good friend of Junie B. in first grade. He is the only other character whose last name is known besides Junie B., her family, and Paulie Allen Puffer. Sheldon is known for showing his bare feet in class when taking off his shoes and socks. He can be awfully shy in front of a crowd as revealed in Junie B. First Grader, One Man Band. In Junie B. First Grader, Dumb Bunny, he and Lucille are shown to have a crush on each other.
Shirley is another good friend of Junie B. in first grade. Not much is known about her, but she sometimes chats with Junie B.
Rivals
Jim is Junie B.'s Kindergarten rival. He teases her early on in the series, but in Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine, he admits he has a crush on Junie B. and they become friends.
May is Junie B.'s first grade rival and current rival. She sits beside Junie B. in the back of the classroom in the first grade adventures. They frequently disrupt the class with their arguing. The only time they are ever nice to each other is at the end of Junie B. First Grader, Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, (P.S. So does May). May doesn't like to adimt that she is a little jealous of Junie B.
Teachers
Gus Vallony is the janitor. He helps Junie B. when she is accidentally locked in the school in Stupid, Smelly Bus. She dresses up as a janitor for career day in Big Fat Mouth. He cleans up "splatto" (vomit) in Shipwrecked.
Mrs. is Junie B.'s kindergarten teacher, and head of Room Nine. In all of the Kindergarten adventures, Junie B. says: "Her name is Mrs. She has another name too but I just like Mrs. and that's all." In the first book, Junie B. says that she does not remember the teacher's last name
Mr. Scary is Junie B.'s first grade teacher and current teacher. She believes that he made up his name because he is actually very nice and "doesn't scare her hardly". He makes his class keep journals, where they write about whatever subjects they want. Mr. Scary often has to break up Junie B. and May's arguments. He can also be very firm when Junie B. and May tattle on each other.
Principal is the principal at Junie B's school who she believes lives in his office. She refers to him only as "Principal" They get to know each other pretty well during the kindergarten series since Junie B's antics often wind up getting her sent to the office. Junie B does not like to go to his office because there is a "scary typing lady" in there that is somewhat mean and always "forces" her to sit in a blue chair which she says is "where bad kids have to sit". Her mom eventually made a rule at home that getting hersefl sent to the office would get her "grounded, young lady".
Junie B.'s catch phrases
- Wowie wow wow!
- Hurray! Hurray!
- That is a hoot, I tell you!
- (name/pronoun) am/is a lucky duck.
- Wait till you hear this!
- I hearded that (name/pronoun) is easier than my math!
- Hello. How are you today? I am fine. (When she gets in trouble)
- HEY! WHO TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS? (When she didn't see something)
- 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. (the very first line of each kindergarten book)
- My teacher's name is Mrs. She has another name, too. But I just like Mrs. and that's all. (in all of the kindergarten books)
- The end. (when she's finished telling her stories to other characters or telling the truth)
- Missy's my name when I'm in trouble.
- (Varies) and that's all.
- (Varies) and I MEAN it!
- (Varies) And she (Grandma Helen Miller) said don't call her Helen.
- Yeah, only...
- Plus also...
- Here's the problem... (when she doesn't like something)
- Probably/Apparently
- On account of...
- Dumb Bunny (mostly mentioned in Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny)
- She forgot my B again! (when others don't call her Junie B.)
- Boom.....Do the math
- Speedy quick.
Books
Since the original book was published by Random House in 1992, twenty-eight other Junie B. Jones books have been published. Twenty-seven books belong to the Junie B. Jones Series and there is also a Junie B. Jones Journal. The Junie B. Jones series has also been translated into the Spanish and French languages as well.
- Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (1992) (ISBN 0-679-82642-4) It's Junie B.'s first school day, and she HATES the bus.
- Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (1993) (ISBN 0-679-83886-4) Junie B.'s mother gives birth to a baby boy, giving Junie B. her own "monkey brother".
- Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (1993) (ISBN 0-679-84407-4) Junie B.'s class is having "Job Day" and everyone is excited : except for Junie B.
- Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (1994) (ISBN 0-679-85101-1) At the grocery store, Junie B. sees her teacher Mrs. eating grapes that she did not purchase.
- Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake (1995) (ISBN 0-679-86694-9) Carnival Night at school will be fun, but Junie B. is so determined to win at everything that she practices for it.......and doesn't win.
- Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday (1996) (ISBN 0-679-86695-7) Junie B.'s constant bully, Jim, is having a birthday that he doesn't invite her to.
- Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren (1996) (ISBN 0-679-86696-5) Junie B.'s friend, Lucille, makes a boyfriend who soon attracts Junie B.'s attention.
- Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed (1997) (ISBN 0-679-86697-3) When Junie B. is told that a monster lurks under her bed, she takes desperate actions to make it go away, which also causes her get less sleep.
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook (1997) (ISBN 0-679-88342-8) When somebody steals her favorite mittens, Junie B. tries to get them back.
- Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (1997) (ISBN 0-679-88663-X) Junie B.'s friend Lucille invites Junie B. to spend the night at her Nanna's mansion.
- Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy (1998) (ISBN 0-679-88931-0) Junie B. thinks she can be a Beauty Shop Guy, so she cuts her own hair, which turns out to be a disaster.
- Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy (1998) (ISBN 0-679-89130-7) Junie B. thinks a fishstick is a pet and brings it to school for Pet Day.
- Junie B. Jones Is (Almost) a Flower Girl (1999) (ISBN 0-375-80038-7) Junie B.'s Aunt Flo is having a wedding, but Junie B. is not the flower girl.
- Junie B. Jones And The Mushy Gushy Valentime (1999) (ISBN 0-375-80039-5) Jim likes Junie B. so he sends her a special valentine. At the end she turns out it was from him.
- Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket (2000) (ISBN 0-375-80040-9) Junie B.'s class is having a field trip to a farm but Junie B. has a problem with farms and barn animals.
- Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day (2001) (ISBN 0-375-80291-6) Junie B.'s class is having a field day and guess who the captain is?
- Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl
(2001) (ISBN 0-375-90292-9) Junie B. is graduating from kindergarten! The long awaited day is finally here!
- Junie B., First Grader (at last!) (2001) (ISBN 0-375-80293-2) Junie B. becomes a first grader and gets glasses.
- Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (2002) (ISBN 0-375-81517-1) Junie B. helps around the cafeteria.
- Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder (2002) (ISBN 0-375-80295-9) Junie B. loses her first tooth.
- Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (2003) (ISBN 0-375-82301-8) Junie B. copies off May's homework.
- Junie B., First Grader: One-Man Band (2003) (ISBN 0-375-82522-3) Sheldon doesn't want to be in the band, so Junie B. does it all herself.
- Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked (2004) (ISBN 0-375-82804-4) Junie B. plays a ship in a school play about Christopher Columbus.
- Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I MEAN IT! (2004) (ISBN 978-0-375-82806-5) At Halloween Junie B. tries to scare people because she thinks some of them are monsters.
- Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells (P.S. So Does May) (2005) (ISBN 0-375-82808-7) Junie B.'s class has a secret Santa game and Junie B. has to get May something. Can coal be the answer?
- Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! (2006) (ISBN 0-375-83403-6) Junie B. goes on vacation to Hawaii with her family.
- Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny! (2007) (ISBN 9780375838095) Lucille is hosting an easter egg hunt and she is stuck wearing a Dumb Bunny costume.
Top-Secret, Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. (and Me!) (ISBN 9780375823756).
- 28 Junie B's Essential Survival Guide To School (2009) In this Junie B book Junie teaches you how to survive school and what she would do if she is a teacher.
Tie-in products include plush dolls, the First Ever Junie B-Shirt (ISBN 9780375831256).
Film, TV or theatrical portraits
- Junie B. Jones, theatrical adaptation by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, Theatreworks USA [2][3]
- Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business, theatrical adaptation by Joan Cushing
- Junie B. Jones The Stupid Smelly Bus Tour, Random House,[4] Tour by Momentum Worldwide
- 2008 Tour - Caitlin Thurnauer as Junie B. Jones, Jay Paranada as Mr. Woo. Tour Managed by Michael Barth
- Junie B. Jones Top-Secret Personal Beeswax educational video game for the LeapFrog Leapster Learning System
- Junie B. Jones: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, theatrical adaptation by Allison Gregory; Childsplay
- Junie B. Jones: First Grader: Shipwrecked, theatrical adaptation by Allison Gregory; Childsplay
Resources
References
- ^ Junie B Jones Books (BellaOnline.com)
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (2005-11-12). Irrepressible, Bespectacled Girl Tackles First Grade. The New York Times.
- ^ Welcome to TheatreworksUSA
- ^ [www.randomhouse.com/junieb]