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Born
Barbara Park was born in Mount Holly, New Jersey, on April 21, 1947 -
Published
Don’t Make Me Smile was published first in 1981 -
Married
She married Richard A. Park in 1969 (month and day not found). -
Junie B. Jones
The first book of the Junie B. Jones series was published in 1992, so 2012 is the 20th anniversary of the series! (day not found) -
Died
Park died on Friday, November 15, 2013 after fighting ovarian cancer heroically for seven and a half years.