The Planet of Junior Brown

A Reprint is Available The Planet of Junior Brown, a young adult novel, about two boys, Junior Brown and Buddy, who with a school janitor, Mr. Pool, construct a mechanical solar system. 1972 1973 Mark Twain Awards – nomination 1971 Horn Book fanfare book 1972 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award – winner 1972 Newbery Medal – honor 1997 A film, adapted from the novel, was released Already a leader in New York’s underground world of homeless children, Buddy Clark takes on the responsibility of protecting the overweight, emotionally disturbed friend with whom he has been playing hooky from eighth grade all semester.