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A Junie B. Jones Book, #18. Hurray, hurray for a brand-new school year! Junie B. Jones is excited about her first-grade adventure. However, things are not as rosy as she thought. She has to learn to read words on the chalkboard, and she's trying to read words on her own. Things don't go as smoothly as she expects, and she finds herself in a new classroom with a new teacher. To make matters worse, she has to deal with her classmates and all the unfamiliar situations of first grade. While trying to adapt to the new school, Junie B. Jones discovers that she needs glasses to see clearly. From the Trade Paperback edition.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Barbara Park
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