Jake and Lily / Jerry Spinelli.
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TextPublisher: New York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2013Copyright date: ©2012Edition: First paperback editionDescription: 335 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780064471985; 0064471985Subject(s): Twins -- Juvenile fiction | Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction | Individuality -- Juvenile fiction | Bullying -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Children's storiesSummary: Beloved Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, author of Maniac Magee and Wringer, addresses issues of identity, belonging, family, and bullying in this humorous and heartfelt novel about twins. Jake and Lily are twins. Despite their slightly different interests and temperaments, they feel exactly the same--like two halves of one person. But the year they turn eleven, everything changes. Their parents announce it's time for separate bedrooms. Jake starts hanging out with a pack of boys on the block. And Lily is devastated, not to mention angry. Who is she without Jake? And as her brother falls under the influence of the neighborhood bully, he also must ask himself--who is the real Jake? This is an often funny, poignant, and profound story of growing up, growing apart, and the difficult process of figuring out who you really are. Ages 10+.
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Ages 8-12.
Beloved Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, author of Maniac Magee and Wringer, addresses issues of identity, belonging, family, and bullying in this humorous and heartfelt novel about twins. Jake and Lily are twins. Despite their slightly different interests and temperaments, they feel exactly the same--like two halves of one person. But the year they turn eleven, everything changes. Their parents announce it's time for separate bedrooms. Jake starts hanging out with a pack of boys on the block. And Lily is devastated, not to mention angry. Who is she without Jake? And as her brother falls under the influence of the neighborhood bully, he also must ask himself--who is the real Jake? This is an often funny, poignant, and profound story of growing up, growing apart, and the difficult process of figuring out who you really are. Ages 10+.
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