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ⓘ About Barbara Park
Barbara Park was one of the noteworthy authors from America who has a number of highly successful books based on the children’s book genre. She is particularly well known for writing down the Junie B. Jones series, which consists of more than 25 books in total. Author Barbara was born on April 21, 1947, in Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States. Her death occurred at the age of 66 on November 15, 2013, in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Author Barbara was born as the daughter of a secretary and a merchant named Brooke and Doris Tidswell. She spent most of her growing years in the Mount Holly Township in New Jersey. Between the years 1965 and 1967, she attended the Rider College and later, graduated with a BS degree in the year 1969 from the Alabama University.
All Book Series by Barbara Park
Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1990
Dear God, Help!!! Love, Earl
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1993
Junie B. Jones and theStupid Smelly Bus
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 1992
Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2012
Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff)
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2012
Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!: A Word from Your Baby-in-Waiting
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2008
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Barbara Park?
Barbara Park was one of the noteworthy authors from America who has a number of highly successful books based on the children's book genre. She is particularly well known for writing down the Junie B. Jones series, which consists of more than 25 books in total.
Which Barbara Park series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Geek Chronicles series, the earliest of Barbara Park's multi-book series: it opens with Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime (1990) and runs to 3 books across 1990–1993, ending with Dear God, Help!!! Love, Earl (1993). Barbara Park's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Barbara Park written?
Barbara Park has 50 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2013. 40 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Junie B. Jones series with 18 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Barbara Park's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Barbara Park's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Don't Make Me Smile (1981–1989, 2 books), Skinnybones (1982–1988, 2 books) and Geek Chronicles (1990–1993, 3 books), plus 3 more.
How are Barbara Park's books organised into series?
This guide splits Barbara Park's 50 books into 6 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Junie B. Jones (18 books, 1992–2012); Junie B., First Grader (12 books, 2001–2012); Geek Chronicles (3 books, 1990–1993); Junie B. Jones Non-Fiction (3 books, 2003–2013); Don't Make Me Smile (2 books, 1981–1989), plus 1 further series.