


Kids who excel at everything from peanut stacking (yes, I cracked up at that too) to singing opera are all around him, and he has no idea where he really fits in. See, Jake feels like a fake in his new magnet music and art school. Jake the Fake Keeps it Real manages to fit some real life middle school hardships and lesson in, while still being utterly hilarious. Okay, this book was adorable! I admit I was kind of wondering how Craig Robinson was going to tackle a Middle Grade book, since his humor is usually more on the adult side, but I shouldn’t have worried at all. More jokester than composer, Jake will have to think of something quick before the last laugh is on him.įeaturing more than 160 illustrations, Jake the Fake is sure to bring the laughs with his hilarious high jinks! 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). And his art? It’s better suited for Pictionary than Picasso.

Jake can barely play an instrument, not even a kazoo. Recommended to: Middle School readers who love stories with lots of heart, and tons of laughs!įor fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes a new side-splitting 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. Luckily, he has good friends and laughs on his side, along with more than two hundred illustrations-all about him! "Jake loses his cool when he learns he's about to become the middle child, and he's back to his fakester ways when new girl Bailey starts school and he'd do anything to impress her"- Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.Author(s): Craig Robinson / Adam Mansbach The King of Cool is about to drop his chill. Now Jake has to fake being happy about becoming the Middle Child.

And a world-renowned barber? But at home, Jake is less impressed with his mom's news- she's pregnant. There's a new girl at school, and Jake would do anything to impress her, even pretending to be a master chef. He's a student at Music and Arts Academy and a budding comedian, and he finally put an end to his fake-ster ways.
