num_pages: 144
description: If you thought Junie B. Jones was FUNNY—catch more laughs from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Park with her hilarious middle-grade novels—just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny! Can Howard SURVIVE life without friends?Howard Jeeter’s parents have ruined his life. They’ve moved him across the country, and all the kids in his new town act like he’s totally invisible. At least, all of them except for his six-year-old neighbor, Molly Vera Thompson. Howard could use a friend. But a little girl who talks nonstop? Not what he had in mind. Still, when you’re really lonely, you’ll be friends with anyone…right? An IRA-CBC Children’s ChoiceA Library of Congress Children’s Book of the YearA Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner * “Park writes in a witty and bittersweet style about the awkward, supersensitive age of early adolescence. Another first-rate addition to the middle-grade popular reading shelf.” — School Library Journal, Starred “[A] witty middle-grade novel.” — Publishers Weekly
language: English
title: The Kid in the Red Jacket
titlecomplete: The Kid in the Red Jacket
characters: Howard Jeeter
genres: Fiction, Juvenile, School, Humor, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 966
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Yearling