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Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (Junie B. Jones, #19) (Junie B. Jones #19)
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Who'd ever want to be a lunch lady? Junie B. Jones, that's who! In Barbara Park's chapter book starring that spunky first-grader, a hairnet-wearing, apron-sporting Junie B. is helping take care of the cafeteria and serving up lots of laughs.
Who'd ever want to be a lunch lady? Junie B. Jones, that's who! In Barbara Park's chapter book starring that spunky first-grader, a hairnet-wearing, apron-sporting Junie B. is helping take care of the cafeteria and serving up lots of laughs.
When Junie B. hears that bought lunches are better than brought lunches, she's not thrilled to be c
Hardcover, 96 pages
Published
May 28th 2002
by Random House Books for Young Readers
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Most all of us have read about Junie B. Jones in kindergarten, but Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch is a different experience about Junie in first grade. In this book Junie B Jones is starting first grade. Mrs. Gutzman, the lady who brought cookies to her kindergarten class the year before, asks Junie if she wants to help in the lunchroom. She is super excited and can't wait for the first day. But, she has a tantrum on the first day of the job, and ends up not working in the lunchroom ...more
I LOVE IT!!!! when i was littel, my mom would read the Junie B Jones books to me and not to long ago i had gone down in our basment and cleared out all of the younger chilidren chapter books, thinking we would give them to my younger cosins. well my grandmother had said that we could send them to the town where she lives and give them to the library, so i had pulled the Junie B Jones just to look at and found my apsolut favorit one, Boss Of Lunch. i read it and laughed the entire time! i havent ...more
"You're not the boss of me"! This is the mantra that i most vividly remember from my childhood days. I did not utter it-- Oh, no! I still hear it echoed to me through the ghostly voices of my, once young, brothers and sister. I was the eldest child and felt it was my responsibility (and sacred calling) to, "take care of" my younger siblings. Casting aside the really deep and psychological wounds that all of that implies, let us get on to this really great volume of Earl...more
Junie B. gets a new lunch box. While all her friends are eating the school lunch with a sugar cookie, she has the lunch her mother packed. May is still mean to Junie and then Junie learns that the lunch lady who used to bring her kindergarten class cookies and milk is still at the school and in the lunch room. She runs into the kitchen and starts calling for the lunch lady. She gets into trouble for her behavior and the lunch lady makes an arrangement for her to come work in the cafeteria. Her p...more
We have just recently discovered the Junie B. Jones books. (My just turned 7-year old and 5.5 year old.) And although they aren't perfect, they are delightful to read and my kids adore them.
The grammar isn't perfect but it certainly sounds real! She calls a few names that make me cringe but it's all in keeping of a realistic first grader.
We've read about a half a dozen of these books and will read many more! They are cute, realistic, and actually make me chuckle out lo...more
The grammar isn't perfect but it certainly sounds real! She calls a few names that make me cringe but it's all in keeping of a realistic first grader.
We've read about a half a dozen of these books and will read many more! They are cute, realistic, and actually make me chuckle out lo...more
Okay, I'm not sure what is so endearing about this series. It reads like a cutesy Nick sitcom. Junie's voice does not sound like a first grader to me. It sounds like an adult's thoughts of how a first grader might think or speak. In this book, Junie's uncontrollable energy gets her a helper's position with the school lunch lady. Her energy and problem controlling her thoughts and words cause trouble during lunch. Junie's problem ends well with the lunch lady bringing cookies to her class. ...more
Problem is this: Once we get to this point- Junie B. is a great big first grader now- the kids start wondering when she will learn to behave, when she will begin to speak like a bigger kid, and when she will stop getting into such ridiculous situations. Even a first grader begins to make reasonably good choices and understanding consequences. Not this little girl, however. The antics are still amusing, but they are tinged with a certain degree of "annoyance", said my then first grade s...more
Although my last two reviews of books from the Junie B. Jones series were harsh, I do still enjoy the series. Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19) is the second book in the series where Junie B. has moved onto first grade.
In these later books she is better settled and more mature. Junie B. loves being in first grade but she misses some of the perks of being a kindergartner, like the cookies she used to get at snack time.
Besides wanting the cookies, Junie B. wants t...more
In these later books she is better settled and more mature. Junie B. loves being in first grade but she misses some of the perks of being a kindergartner, like the cookies she used to get at snack time.
Besides wanting the cookies, Junie B. wants t...more
Okay, Junie finally has a chance to show May what can happen if she doesn't realize how amazing that, she, Junie, is. Buying your lunch may be the mark of superiority, or it might not be. Bringing your lunch in a new lunchbox is a significant milestone, is it not? Herb and Jose try to be supportive, but they need to eat, right? Sheldon may prove to be the spoiler in Mr. Scary's first grade class. Hmmmm . . .
Now don't get me wrong, I loved this series when I was in younger, but I think it's the worst book written for little kids. For one, the grammar is completely wrong. Kids would be speaking with very wrong grammar until they're probably in 3rd grade if they read this series. I love its humor, but I just don't think first, second and third graders should be reading this.
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Junie is surprised to find out that the lady who brought cookies to her kindergarten class the year before works in the lunchroom. She is excited to be invited to help serve lunch one day, but unfortunately things don't go so well. But Mrs. Gutzman makes Junie B. feel much better when she shows up in her first grade classroom with cookies!
Early chapter book, realistic fiction.
Early chapter book, realistic fiction.
It was really funny. I liked it but it seems kind of awkward to me. Who knows of a kid who's helped out in the Cafeteria at school before? Obviously not me.
I read this book so I could write questions for it for Jordan Ridge's upcoming Literacy Bowl. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as an adult. Junie B. is a hoot! When I've read Junie B books to my kids I've cringed a little at the poor grammar and bad behavior, but I think Barbara Park does a good job capturing the mind of a 6 year old.
Grades: 1 to 3 Genre: Realistic Fiction
Junie B. is excited about her new lunch box. It is too much of a temptation, so she keeps peaking at it during class, much to her teacher’s annoyance. When lunch finally comes, Junie B. is a little disappointed that none of her friends brought their lunches as well. She notices that one of her classmates has a cookie just like the ones that Mrs. Gutzman brought to her class when she was in kindergarten. She is trilled that Mrs. Gutzman is one of t...more
Junie B. is excited about her new lunch box. It is too much of a temptation, so she keeps peaking at it during class, much to her teacher’s annoyance. When lunch finally comes, Junie B. is a little disappointed that none of her friends brought their lunches as well. She notices that one of her classmates has a cookie just like the ones that Mrs. Gutzman brought to her class when she was in kindergarten. She is trilled that Mrs. Gutzman is one of t...more
Nathan picked this book because one of his female classmates said she liked them. We both found the book funny. Although the book is about a little girl, I think early elementary boys or girls would enjoy the series. Reminds me of when I read Beverly Cleary's Ramona books as a child.
This, among the other Junie B. Jones books, is a fantastic example of children's literature. The journal entries as well as the first-person narration make for a very relatable book for this age level. I know when I was a child, I completely related to Junie B. Jones, despite her love of over-exaggeration. It's childish in a charming way, and I can't wait to keep these books in my classroom when I'm teaching. The series is funny for all ages, and I was pleasantly surprised to find myself lau...more
This book is a childs book but i love to read Junie B. Jones. So far all the books are good and i have to read more. I have read many of Barbara Park's book but this one is the best so far. I hope she keeps making these books. I almost have all of them.
My sister gave me this book when I was actually a lunch lady, so it has a special place in my heart.
Junie B. seems way too sophisticated to be a real kid. She's really sassy and spunky, which is good, but she really doesn't ring true to me.
Junie B. seems way too sophisticated to be a real kid. She's really sassy and spunky, which is good, but she really doesn't ring true to me.
Junie B Jones gets to help out in the cafeteria at her school. She learns all about cooking and how lunches are made. She begins to think about running her own restaurant one day.
Good book for "what I want to be when I grow up" stories.
Good book for "what I want to be when I grow up" stories.
Junie b jones is at it again this time she thinks she is the boss of lunch. This book is great for independent reading. One of our second grade students had it in her book box. She read aloud to me. The book will have you laughing out loud.
This book is amazing! i read this along time ago to but it was great. it talkes about Junie b.Jones and how she helpes the lunch staff at school, she is so proud of herself for her accomplshments! she loves to brag about what she does!
These books are filled wit humor and are VERY FUNNy i really LUV THEM nd i read the whole series i luv temmmm!!! nd she is a really good author i really luv all her books their GR8!...... luv junie b jonesss
My first Junie B. Jones book... and I really didn't like it as much as I thought I would. I can understand the appeal but, at the same time, I expected a lot more.
I liked this book because Junie Jones got to help pass out the cookies. I thought this book was kind of scary, but mostly good, and it was kind of weird.
This book is a great book for 3rd and 2nd graders even 1st graders. Easy to understand and if your older a quick and easy read.
I love reading these with my kids they are just so clever and frankly my kids sometimes have attitude like her too.
i thought that it was a good book because she cep beging and beging to come in the kithen at her school
junie b. had a dream that she was the boss of lunch but she instead wanted to be a Boss of Cookies
Hysterical. The kids loved this story and all the talk about "hygiene." Just adorable.
I almost read all of the Junie B Jone book they r amazing love McKayla Fay Schoen
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Barbara Park lives in Arizona with her husband. She has received over 40 awards for her books, including 25 Children's Choice awards.
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