{"product_id":"jake-and-lily-9780064471985","title":"Jake and Lily","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeloved Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, author of \u003cem\u003eManiac Magee\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWringer, \u003c\/em\u003e addresses issues of identity, belonging, family, and bullying in this humorous and heartfelt novel about twins.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJake and Lily are twins. Despite their slightly different interests and temperaments, they feel exactly the same--like two halves of one person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as her brother falls under the influence of the neighborhood bully, he also must ask himself--who is the real Jake?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a starred review, \u003cem\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e praised this smart and funny story. \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e extolled Jerry Spinelli as a poet of the prepubescent and added: Nobody is better than Spinelli when it comes to creating the grade-school world of qualified innocence--and treading a fine line between challenge and reassurance.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpinelli, Jerry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJerry Spinelli received the Newbery Medal for \u003cem\u003eManiac Magee\u003c\/em\u003e and a Newbery Honor for \u003cem\u003eWringer\u003c\/em\u003e. His other books include \u003cem\u003eStargirl\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLove, Stargirl\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSmiles to Go\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLoser\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eJake and Lily\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHokey Pokey\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Warden's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e. His novels are recognized for their humor and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balzer \u0026 Bray\/Harperteen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50691811901714,"sku":"9780064471985","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_da4b9db4-0351-4c17-ac1e-f957d8a75e3e.jpg?v=1734111325","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jake-and-lily-9780064471985","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}