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Can I read The Kid in the Red Jacket on EtoBox?

The Kid in the Red Jacket by Barbara Park is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Kid in the Red Jacket about?

If you thought Junie B. Jones was FUNNY—catch more laughs from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Park with her hilarious middle-grade novels—just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny! Can Howard SURVIVE life without friends? Howard Jeeter’s parents have ruined his life. They’ve moved him across the country, and all the kids in his new town act like he’s totally invisible. At least, all of them except for his six-year-old neighbor, Molly Vera Thompson. Howard could use a friend. But a little girl who talks nonstop? Not what he had in mind. Still, when you’re really lonely, you’ll be friends with anyone...right? An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice A Library of Congress Children’s Book of the Year A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner * “Park writes in a witty and bittersweet style about the awkward, supersensitive age of early adolescence. Another first-rate addition to the middle-grade popular reading shelf.” — School Library Journal, Starred “[A] witty middle-grade novel.” — Publishers Weekly From the Trade Paperback edition.

Who reads The Kid in the Red Jacket?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Barbara Park
Publisher
Yearling, an imprint of Random House
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780394981895
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Children'S, Music
Rating
3.71 / 5 (693 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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