Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren
By Barbara Park
Grades 1-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
There’s a new boy in kindergarten, and guess what? He’s the handsomest guy Junie B. has ever seen! She and Lucille and that Grace all want him for a boyfriend. Only, he thinks Junie B. is a nutball. Just ‘cause she couldn’t stop laughing and rolling. So how is she supposed to get that boy to love her?
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- How did Grace and Junie B. try to help their friend Lucille? Lucille was being chased by a boy they’d never met, and Grace and Junie B. pretended to ride their horses and chased him away p.5
- Why was Lucille upset her friends had chased the boy away? She wanted him to chase her; he was a new boy at school and she thought he was handsome p.7
- How did Grace and Junie B. feel about the boy after looking at him and hearing a little bit about him? They wanted him for a boyfriend as well p.10
Chapter 2
- Why did Junie B. want to convince Lucille she was a pig? So Lucille would introduce her to Warren p.14
- Where were Junie B. and Grace when they got to finally meet Warren? At the swing set p.20
- Why did Warren call Junie B. a nutball? She made a silly joke then rolled on the ground laughing p.21
Chapter 3
- Why were Lucille and Grace mad at each other at the beginning of this chapter? Grace said that Warren loves her and that made Lucille mad p.26
- Why is Junie B. upset about being called a nutball? Its not a very nice thing to be called p.29
- Who did Grace say was the nutball in her family? Her little brother, Jeffie p.30
Chapter 4
- Why did Junie B. pick a grown up’s cereal to eat for breakfast? Because she ate the same kind of cereal Grace’s brother ate when he was being a nutball p.34
- Why did Junie B. think Warren would love her now? She ate fiber cereal instead of sugar cereal so she’s calm p.36
- How does Warren feel about Junie B. once she told him she was calm? He did the cuckoo sign and walked away; still thinks she’s a nutball p.45
Chapter 5
- What did Junie B. want to do to get Warren to like her? Buy a princess dress to be like Lucille and buy shoes with lightning bolts like Grace p.46
- What advice did Junie B.’s mom give her? You don’t make friends by buying things, you make them by being fun to be with, by being nice, caring about their feelings, and by being honest and not pretending to be someone you’re not p.51
- What did Junie B. find that made her feel like a princess? A red velvet bow on Ollie’s teddy bear p.52
Chapter 6
- What did Junie B. wear to school? A crown from Dairy Queen, white long princess gloves, a collar for a necklace, the red bow and her mom drew lightning bolts on her sneakers p.55
- Who wasn’t Warren talking to? Grace, Lucille or Junie B. p.57
- What does “the cat got your tongue” mean? Its an idiom for when someone is speechless, or without words to say p.57
Chapter 7
- What was in Handsome Warren’s hair? A tiny piece of Kleenex p.62
- Why was Warren angry? His dad made him move and change schools and he had to leave his friends p.64
- What did Junie B. do to make Warren feel better? She told him knock knock jokes p.66