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Almost Starring Skinnybones

Almost Starring Skinnybones

by Barbara Park

SchoolsHumorous storiesJuvenile fictionSchools in fictionFiction
5.0
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About this book

Irrepressible, twelve-year-old Alex is convinced that he will be a star and impress his schoolmates when, as the winner of a cat food essay contest, he is asked to make a commercial for national television.

Themes & subjects

SchoolsHumorous storiesJuvenile fictionSchools in fictionFictionSchool stories

About the author

Barbara Park

1947-04-21 – 2013-11-15

Barbara Park (1947-2013) was an American juvenile author.

Author

Barbara Park

Pages

112

Read time

≈ 3h

Editions

11

Language

English

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

ISBN

9780679805540

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