For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes the first book in a side-splitting illustrated series from comedian and film star Craig Robinson, #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and NAACP History Maker recipient and cartoonist Keith Knight. Jake can barely play an instrument, not even a kazoo. And his art? It’s better suited for Pictionary than Picasso. Which is a real problem because Jake just faked his way into the Music and Art Academy for the gifted and talented (and Jake is pretty sure he is neither). More jokester than composer, Jake will have to think of something quick before the last laugh is on him. Featuring more than 160 illustrations, Jake the Fake is sure to bring the laughs with his hilarious high jinks!
Using diamond-shaped poems inspired by forms found in polished diamond willow sticks, Helen Frost tells the moving story of Willow and her family.
The saga of the Brodskys, a family of Jewish writers and artists, unfolds from shtetl to suburbia across the turbulent course of the twentieth century, as each member embarks on an individual--and obsessive--quest for love, inspiration, art ...
A pair of different-as-can-be twin brothers accidentally bring their favorite video game to life, and must now find a way to work together to defeat it.
My gym shorts burrow into my butt crack like a frightened groundhog.
It was barely dawn, and jogging in place on the hard-packed sand at the water's edge was none other than Todd Moreland. “I really hate that guy,” muttered Jake. “Do you have any idea what time it is?” Todd continued.
Colourfully illustrated and hilariously funny, this is a breath of fresh air for parents new, old and expectant.* *(You probably shouldn't read this to your children.)
"An artfully told story . . . The history, the land, and the determination of a band of refugees to care for each other are vividly evoked in this important work.
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“I've never written a whole song before. It's short! I just want to play it for you!” “Of course,” Becca said. ... Right now we should really rehearse the songs we're playing tomorrow night.” “Okay,” I said. “No problem.