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by Virginia Hamilton

A Newbery Honor Book. "Two black eighth-grade boys in New York--one a neurotic, obese, musical prodigy, the other a homeless, tough-minded child of the streets--are the protagonists in an extraordinary story of heroism and survival and the interdependence of human beings".--ALA Notable Children's Books Committee.Ages 8-12.


Summary

Junior Brown, an overprotected three-hundred pound musical prodigy who's prone to having fantasies, and Buddy Clark, a loner who lives by his wits because he has no family whatsoever, have been on the hook from their eighth-grade classroom all semester.

Most of the time they have been in the school building -- in a secret cellar room behind a false wall, where Mr. Pool, the janitor, has made a model of the solar system. They have been pressing their luck for months...and then they are caught. As society -- in the form of a zealous assistant principal -- closes in on them, Junior's fantasies become more desperate, and Buddy draws on all his resources to ensure his friend's well-being.

First line

The three of them were hidden in the dark.

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  • Title The Planet of Junior Brown
  • Author Virginia Hamilton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date April 25, 2006
  • ISBN 9781416914105 / 1416914102
  • Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.68 x 5.14 x 0.6 in (19.51 x 13.06 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 730
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Friendship, African Americans
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006280051
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

The recipient of nearly every major award and honor in her field, including the 1992 Hans Christian Andersen Award, Virginia Hamilton (1934-2002) was the first African American woman to be awarded the Newbery Medal, for M.C. Higgins, the Great. Renowned as a storyteller, anthologist, and lecturer as well as a novelist, Ms. Hamilton made her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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