Kid Red Jacket, Readers Paperback Level 5: Houghton Mifflin Invitations to Literature (Invitations to Lit 1996) Paperback – January 1, 1995 by Barbara Park
 
Howard Jeeter has moved across the country and his only friend is an annoying six-year-old girl. Of course, when you’re really lonely, you’ll be friends with anyone—almost.
 
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