by Barbara Park
First published 1997
Junie B. Jones faces a crisis when someone steals her brand new black furry mittens at school. The thief keeps them instead of turning them into the Lost and Found. Junie B. feels angry and confused about this unfairness. Then she discovers a wonderful pen lying on the classroom floor. She reasons that if someone can take her mittens and keep them, she should be allowed to keep the pen she found. This seems perfectly fair to her six year old logic. But adults might see things differently. Junie B. must navigate the tricky world of what belongs to whom and whether taking something makes you a crook. Her honest way of looking at fairness and ownership creates both humor and trouble as she tries to make sense of right and wrong.
Genres: fiction, humor, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, humorous, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, found-family
80 pages · Library Binding · Random House Books for Young Readers