Minn and Jake's Almost Terrible Summer
Book Details
Author(s)Janet S. Wong, Genevieve Cote
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN / ASIN0374349770
ISBN-139780374349776
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank382,306
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
There are a few things / about your best friend
that you can only learn / when you see where he’s from.
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?!
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.
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.
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Minn and Jake's Almost Terrible Summer is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
