{"product_id":"jake-paperback-8","title":"Jake - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAudrey Couloumbis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm old enough to stay home alone, you know.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMom said, \"Not a chance. Who's going to lug the loot ba--\" and the locks on the door sprung open. I opened the door and unloaded the cart. It took five minutes, probably less. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mom?\" I said, looking around when I'd finished. I didn't see her. \"Mom?\" I yelled. \"Mom?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a few days before Christmas when 10-year-old Jake's mom slips and breaks her leg. For as long as Jake can remember, it's just been him and his mom, so with no one else to look after him the hospital contacts the gruff granddad Jake only knows through awkward twice-a-year phone calls. When grandad shows up, he's nothing like Jake expected. But as Jake gets to know his grandfather and a makeshift family of friends and neighbors come together around him and his mom, he realizes that this might not be such a bad Christmas after all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith beautiful spare writing that will appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eBecause of Winn-Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Higher Power of Lucky, \u003c\/i\u003e Newbery Honor--winning author Audrey Couloumbis tells a story as warm and welcome as a cup of hot chocolate on a cold day and shows that the best gift of all is the gift of family.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAUDREY COULOUMBIS's first book for children, \u003ci\u003eGetting Near to Baby, \u003c\/i\u003e won the Newbery Honor in 2000. Audrey is also the author of several other highly acclaimed books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Misadventures of Maude March\u003c\/i\u003e (which was named a Book Sense 76 Pick, a New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection, and a National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner) \u003ci\u003eLove Me Tender\u003c\/i\u003e (a Book Sense Summer 2008 Pick) and \u003ci\u003eWar Games\u003c\/i\u003e which she coauthored with her husband Akila Couloumbis (a 2010 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and a \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Fanfare Best Book). Audrey lives in upstate New York and Florida with her dog Phoebe, and Phoebe's two pet parakeets Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.69 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jake\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47312546726137,"sku":"9780375856310","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/h7WDwpEIcT9780375856310.webp?v=1769393282","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/jake-paperback-8","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}