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Jake and Lily

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By Jerry Spinelli
Publisher Balzer + Bray
Jake and Lily
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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 samelike two halves of one person. But the year they turn eleven, everything changes. Their parents announce its 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 himselfwho 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.

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44130 words44,130 words
357 pages357 pages
Lexile 480LLexile 480L
Grade 3 to 5Grade 3 to 5
Age 8-10Age 8-10
Published 2012Published 2012

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9780062114396

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