Who This Author Is

Barbara Park has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 107 catalog-linked books across 1988 to 2013, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Mystery & Thriller, Business & Self-Help.

Best for readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points. If you want the easiest first click, start with Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President (Geek Chronicles) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Childrens Books and Scholastic.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Mystery & Thriller entry points • Business & Self-Help entry points • common used copies from Random House Childrens Books and Scholastic

Genres and themes: Mystery & Thriller • Business & Self-Help

Who this author is best for: readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Childrens Books and Scholastic.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President (Geek Chronicles)

    Random House Childrens Books • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 144 pages.

  2. Junie B. En primer gado

    Brand: Scholastic en Espanol • 2013 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 128 pages.

  3. Operation: Dump the Chump

    Random House Childrens Books • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 108 pages.

  4. Don't make me smile

    Random House • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 133 pages.

  5. The Graduation of Jake Moon (Aladdin Fiction)

    Aladdin • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 128 pages.

  6. Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket

    Random House Childrens Books • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 67 pages.

  7. Almost Staring Skinnybones

    Random House Childrens Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 108 pages.

  8. Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Junie B. Jones 1, paper)

    Random House Childrens Books • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 69 pages.

  9. Mick Harte Was Here

    Random House Childrens Books • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 89 pages.

  10. The Kid in the Red Jacket

    Random House Childrens Books • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 113 pages.

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