Like Jake and Me Paperback by Mavis Jukes

Product Details

• Publisher: Yearling (2005-12-27)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 64 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780440421221
• Item Weight: 65.2 grams
• Dimensions: 7.56 x 5.25 x 0.2 cm

In this Newbery Honor—winning story from 1984, a new family builds a relationship as a stepfather and stepson celebrate their differences and take heart in their similarities.

About the Author

Mavis Jukes is the award-winning author of several books for children and teenagers, including the Newbery Honor Book Like Jake and Me . Her other titles include No One is Going to Nashville , Blackberries in the Dark , Getting Even , Wild Iris Bloom , and I'll See You in My Dreams . Mavis taught school for several years -- and was a lawyer -- before becoming a children's book writer. She volunteers as an attorney in the area of juvenile defense and is presently a language arts specialist in a public elementary school.

She lives with her husband, the artist Robert Hudson, and their teenage daughters in Sonoma County, California.