Minn and Jake's Almost Terrible Summer
Author | : Janet S. Wong |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2015-09-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781466894853 |
ISBN-13 | : 1466894857 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: There are a few things / about your best friend that you can only learn / when you see where he's from. Minn knew / that Jake was from the city. But she didn't know / that his grandmother was Korean. That he liked taking bubble baths. / That his brother, Soup, might be an eating champion. / That Jake was a cheater, and that he had a . . . / girlfriend?! There are some things / about your best friend that it's better not / to know. Bouncing free verse and playful black-and-white illustrations combine to make this a charming follow-up to Minn and Jake. Minn and Jake's Almost Terrible Summer is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.