Like Jake and Me by Mavis Jukes
	List Price:   $6.50 Unit Price:   $5.20 You Save:   $1.30 (20%) ISBN-10:   0440421225 ISBN-13:   9780440421221 Publisher:   Random House [IN]; Yearling Edition:   illustrated Category:   Beginning Readers Pub. Date:   December 2005 Pages:   64 Format:   Paperback; Digest format paperback Ages:   10 to 8 Grades:   5 to 3
Awards
1944  Young Reader's Choice Award  Winner!  1989  Minnesota Book Awards  Nominee/Honoree  1990  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  1987  Bluegrass Award  Winner!  1988  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
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. In this Newbery Honorwinning story from 1984, a new family builds a relationship as a stepfather and stepson celebrate their differences and take heart in their similarities. Alex feels that he does not have much in common with his stepfather Jake until a fuzzy spider brings them together.