Almost Starring Skinnybones
Barbara Park
Library Binding
(Perfection Learning, March 1, 2006)
"Alex 'Skinnybones' Frankovitch is back, this time starring in a TVcommercial after sending a prizewinning letter to a cat food company. Alex issigning autographs in preparation for his newfound celebrity, but things don'twork out the way he hoped. Onscreen, he plays a six-year-old running away fromhome--quite an insult for a 12-year-old. Alex has one more chance at fame whenhe wins a role in "A Christmas Carol," but it's as Tiny Tim, not Scroogeas Alex would have liked. As always, Park is laugh-out-loud funny and kids willhave a wonderful time with this story."-- "Booklist. "
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