num_pages: 108
description: If you thought Junie B. Jones was funny—catch more laughs from New York Time s bestselling author Barbara Park with the hilarious sequel to Skinnybones —just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny! And the award goes to…Alex Frankovitch! Roll out the red carpet! Alex “Skinnybones” Frankovitch is about to become a HUGE star—in his very own TV commercial! But Alex’s plans for stardom go HORRIBLY wrong. Forget fame and fortune—his friends think he’s a FLOP! And his fan club only has two members—a cat and a drooling toddler. Can Alex figure out another way to get his name in lights? Or is this star going to crash and burn? “ Skinnybones equals tickled funny bones.” — Booklist “Young Alex ‘Skinnybones’ Frankovitch finally gets his chance to become a Big Celebrity…in this amusing follow-up to Skinnybones. ” — Publishers Weekly “Once again demonstrating her remarkable ear for dialogue, [Barbara Park] also shows a good sense of timing in this fast-paced outing.” — School Library Journal
language: English
title: Almost Starring Skinnybones
titlecomplete: Almost Starring Skinnybones
genres: Chapter Books, Childrens, Humor, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Novels, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 339
places: The United States of America
series: Skinnybones
publisher: Scholastic