Surviving the Applewhites
Will anyone take on Jake Semple?Jake Semple is notorious. Rumor has it he burned down his old school and got kicked out of every school in his home state.Only one place will take him now, and that's a home school run by the Applewhites, a chaotic and hilarious family of artists. The only one who...
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Will anyone take on Jake Semple?Jake Semple is notorious. Rumor has it he burned down his old school and got kicked out of every school in his home state.Only one place will take him now, and that's a home school run by the Applewhites, a chaotic and hilarious family of artists. The only one who doesn't fit the Applewhite mold is E.D.—a smart, sensible girl who immediately clashes with the unruly Jake.Jake thinks surviving this one will be a breeze . . . but is he really as tough or as bad as he seems?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064410441 (0064410447)
Publish date: December 23rd 2003
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Humor,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Family,
Contemporary
Series: Applewhites Family (#1)
I actually enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. Is it realistic? Not in the least. Is it an interesting look at creativity, maturity, and growing up? Undoubtedly. I will admit that the book didn't start off so well. It set itself up to be a cliche and was fairly predictable. You didn't kno...
This book was okay. I enjoyed it well enough and I think it will be a good book for shared reading with my older students, fourth and fifth graders. It wasn't a masterpiece but I liked it.
Not one of my favorite Newbery Winners, 'Surviving the Applewhites' tended to charm me about halfway through the book. The first part of the book focused on the spoiled family, causing the main characters to be unlikable. The bickering and negativity of the book really drug down the potential of t...
oohh i had to read this for eighth grade english. hated it. hate, hate, hate. the whole thing was such a bit cliché, like, "the punk kid becomes nice when he discovers that he is talented at acting!" barf. plus it was one of those books centering around a "wacky family" where each family member felt...
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