| Author: | Janet S. Wong, Genevieve Cote | ISBN: | 9781466894853 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | Publication: | September 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | Language: | English |
| Author: | Janet S. Wong, Genevieve Cote |
| ISBN: | 9781466894853 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| Publication: | September 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| Language: | English |
There are a few things / about your best friend
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?!
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.
There are a few things / about your best friend
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?!
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.
