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Jake and Lily
On sale
3rd October 2013
Price: £7.99
Genre
Children's, Teenage & Educational / Children's / Teenage Fiction & True Stories / Family & Home Stories (children's
Selected:
ebook / ISBN-13: 9781408328422
For almost as long as they can remember, Jake and Lily have shared a “special sense”. But their bond seems to be weakening as, at age 11, Jake starts spending more time with new friends than with Lily; upset and rejected, Lily has no one to confide in except her grandfather. Lily tries to find out who she is without her brother, but it’s hard work. Her feeling of abandonment is as sharply felt as Jake’s need to test his independence. Spinelli celebrates each child’s individualism and growing self-awareness.
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Reviews
There is humour and fun in this thoughtful book, which has the author's characteristic light touch and acute, but sensitive, observations of human nature and the quirkiness of life.
Spinelli adroitly balances emotional tentsion with introspective moments in this smart and funny story about a pair of twins growing apart.
Double the feelings, double the fun.
The characters and situations mesh together perfectly, and in the end Jake and Lily both realize that they can live separate lives and still be connected.
Spinelli writes beautifully.
This is a fascinating exploration of being a twin... well explored and the characters ring true.
Spinelli's very good... accounts of relationships and events seem so simple, but behind their prose Spinelli is subtle, acute and respectful. * * * *
A fantastic book about the special relationship between twins... a brilliant humorous tale.