Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli

Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli, Balzer+Bray, 2012 Realistic Fiction Rating: 1-5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 5 stars What did you like about the book? Jake and Lily are twins who just turn 11 as the story begins, each chapter is written alternately by them. This is a lovely story about growing up and growing into individuals. Jake and Lily get to meet their long-missed grandfather, Poppy and discover that being twins doesn’t mean they have to do everything together. Lily reminds the reader of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird with her independence and determination.  There’s goombla, goobers and supergoobers-you’ll have to read the book to learn what they mean. This is a great book to read this summer since that’s when the book takes place. What didn’t you like about the book? Nothing. To whom would you recommend this book?  (Read-alikes if you can think of them) If you like To Kill a Mockingbird, Because of Winn-Dixie, or any of Jerry Spinelli’s other books you’ll enjoy Jake and Lily. Who should buy this book? (Middle schools, high schools, small libraries, all libraries, etc.) Middle schools, public libraries Where would you shelve it and why? Fiction Should we (librarians) put this on the top of our “to read” piles? It would be a nice way to spend a couple of hours. Reviewer’s Name, Library (or school), City: Maria Touet, Librarian, Pope John XXIII High School, Everett, MA Date of review: June 11, 2012

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