Saturday, April 12, 2008

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus


Junie B. Jones has her first day of afternoon kinder garden. Junie is scared and nervous. Junie is not too happy about riding the bus to school. One she gets on the bus, she does not like it. It is not like the car her father drives. Junie tries to sit with a girl on the bus, but she little girl tells Junie that the seat is saved. Once Junie gets to school, her teacher takes her and the rest of the students on a tour of the school. During the tour, another student tells Junie that they pour milk on your head on the way home in the bus. So Junie does not want to ride the bus. Junie hides at the end of the day. Junie explores the school but soon she has to go to the bathroom. Unfortunately, the doors to the bathroom are locked. Junie panics and calls 911. Police officers and firefighters come to the school. As Junie runs out of the building she tells the “man with the trash can” she has to go to the bathroom, so he unlocks the door for her. Junie’s mother shows up and finds out Junie was avoiding the bus. So, Junie’s mother sets up for Junie to sit with her classroom friend, Grace, to sit with her in the bus

Junie miss says many things and sentences. For example she says, “Pasketti and meatballs” and The Wizard of Odds
There is a lot of dialogue in the book.
There are also a lot of descriptive words.
Junie sees many things for the first time (like a boy and girl bathroom) many children can relate and many adults can remember the times.
Junie talks about her Grandma Miller a lot, perhaps she spent her days with her while Junie’s parents worked.
Almost everything is Junie’s favorite but not buses or yellow.

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