Barbara Park
1942
Barbara Park was one of the noteworthy authors from America who has a number of highly successful books based on the children’s book genre. She is particularly well known for writing down the Junie B. Jones series, which consists of more than 25 books in total. Author Barbara was born on April 21, 1947, in Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States. Her death occurred at the age of 66 on November 15, 2013, in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Author Barbara was born as the daughter of a secretary and a merchant named Brooke and Doris Tidswell. She spent most of her growing years in the Mount Holly Township in New Jersey. Between the years 1965 and 1967, she attended the Rider College and later, graduated with a BS degree in the year 1969 from the Alabama University. Barbara was married to Richard A. Park and used to live in Phoenix, Arizona. Her family comprised of her husband a couple of sons named David and Steven, with whom she lived for around 30 years in Arizona.