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by Janet S. Wong (Author), Genevieve Cote (Author)
There are a few things / about your best friend
that you can only learn / when you see where he's from.
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.
Author Biography
JANET S. WONG and GENEVIÈVE CÔTÉ collaborated on Minn and Jake, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book (see page 45). Ms. Wong lives in Hopewell, New Jersey. Ms. Côté lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Number of Pages: 112
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 05, 2008
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Minn and Jake's Almost Terrible Summer
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 1
