Synopsis
Alex feels that he does not have much in common with his stepfather Jake until a fuzzy spider brings them together.
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Illus. in full color. "Timid Alex strives to be like his rugged cowboy stepfather, and the two find a common bond when Alex 'rescues' Jake from a wolf spider. Jukes' quiet observations are unfaltering in their perceptiveness. Radiant full-page pastel illustrations serve as a striking counterpoint. This is an uplifting celebration of a new family's understanding, acceptance and love that resonates with truth and humor."--(starred) School Library Journal.
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.
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Like Jake and Me
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LIKE JAKE AND ME (1985 NEWBERY HONOR)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bloom, Lloyd (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st Ed, 2nd Prt. SIGNED/Inscribed by ARTIST: ("TO HUGHES MOIR, YOUR FRIEND LLOYD BLOOM, JUNE1989". Lloyd Bloom. Very Good Hardcover in Very Good DJ (has medal, original price). NEWBERY Honor title. Name imprint on flyleaf. RARE in any condition, especially signed. Prior owner was Prof. of Children's Lit at Univ. of Toledo. Signed by Illustrator(s). Seller Inventory # 024360
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Hardcover. Condition: near fine/very good. Third Printing. Octavo. 10 1/2" x 8 1/2. Color illustrations by Lloyd Bloom. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author Mavis Jukes on title page. Silver Newbery Award sticker affixed to dust jacket. Light rubbing to edges of jacket. A very nice copy. Seller Inventory # 80894
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Nice clean copy. Third printing. Cloth spine. Blue boards. Top corner bumped. Bit of edgewear to bottom of front board. Maroon end papers. Unpaginated. Jacket is VG with two short 1/2" closed tears to front panel. One short tear of similar length at the back. Wear at the corners.****. Seller Inventory # 315jake