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Photo © 2003 Nick Knueppel
author spotlight
“Writing is like dreaming; it allows your unconscious to reveal itself. It’s like looking in the mirror. Write from your own experience. You may feel that your life is nothing special, but remember this: only one of you will ever walk the Earth—ever—and how you perceive the world is unique and important. Find your voice; it’s in your heart. Tell the truth.”—Mavis Jukes
Mavis Jukes’s Like Jake and Me is a Newbery Honor Book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mavis Jukes was born in Nyack, New York, and grew up in New York City; Princeton, New Jersey; and Berkeley, California. She attended the University of Colorado... Read More
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Growing Up: It's a Girl Thing
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: September 8, 1998
Price: $10.00
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Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: September 8, 1998
Price: $10.00
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The Guy Book
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2002
Price: $12.95
Mavis Jukes is the queen of girl talk, but this time she’s set her sights on the guys. Told in the author’s usual straightforward, funny, favorite-aunt style, The Guy Book delivers sound information and useful advice for boys preparing to go through, or in the midst of, puberty. Boys will find... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2002
Price: $12.95
Mavis Jukes is the queen of girl talk, but this time she’s set her sights on the guys. Told in the author’s usual straightforward, funny, favorite-aunt style, The Guy Book delivers sound information and useful advice for boys preparing to go through, or in the midst of, puberty. Boys will find... Read more >
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It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe and in Charge
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: April 2, 1996
Price: $12.00
The highly acclaimed girls' guide to adolescence by a Newbery Honor-winning author is now available in a rack-sized paperback edition. Reviewers were unanimous in their praise for this useful and important book. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: April 2, 1996
Price: $12.00
The highly acclaimed girls' guide to adolescence by a Newbery Honor-winning author is now available in a rack-sized paperback edition. Reviewers were unanimous in their praise for this useful and important book. Read more >
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Like Jake and Me
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $6.50
In this Newbery Honor—winning story from 1984, a new family builds a relationship as a stepfather and stepson celebrate their differences and take heart in their similarities. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $6.50
In this Newbery Honor—winning story from 1984, a new family builds a relationship as a stepfather and stepson celebrate their differences and take heart in their similarities. Read more >
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Blackberries in the Dark
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 20, 1994
Price: $5.99
"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austin notices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This spare story vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they ease with sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy and grandmother seem... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 20, 1994
Price: $5.99
"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austin notices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This spare story vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they ease with sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy and grandmother seem... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Be Healthy! It's a Girl Thing: Food, Fitness, and Feeling Great
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2003
Price: $12.95
Mavis Jukes is here to help girls learn how to be healthy so they can stay healthy. Be Healthy! targets what girls need to know in order to achieve an active lifestyle and how to avoid the pitfalls of body image issues. Readers will find basic nutritional information; ideas for safe... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2003
Price: $12.95
Mavis Jukes is here to help girls learn how to be healthy so they can stay healthy. Be Healthy! targets what girls need to know in order to achieve an active lifestyle and how to avoid the pitfalls of body image issues. Readers will find basic nutritional information; ideas for safe... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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Be Healthy! It's a Girl Thing: Food, Fitness, and Feeling Great
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2003
Price: $18.99
Mavis Jukes is here to help girls learn how to be healthy so they can stay healthy. Be Healthy! targets what girls need to know in order to achieve an active lifestyle and how to avoid the pitfalls of body image issues. Readers will find basic nutritional information; ideas for safe... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2003
Price: $18.99
Mavis Jukes is here to help girls learn how to be healthy so they can stay healthy. Be Healthy! targets what girls need to know in order to achieve an active lifestyle and how to avoid the pitfalls of body image issues. Readers will find basic nutritional information; ideas for safe... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Be Healthy! It's a Girl Thing: Food, Fitness, and Feeling Great
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $12.95
Mavis Jukes is here to help girls learn how to be healthy so they can stay healthy. Be Healthy! targets what girls need to know in order to achieve an active lifestyle and how to avoid the pitfalls of body image issues. Readers will find basic nutritional information; ideas for safe... Read more >
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $12.95
Mavis Jukes is here to help girls learn how to be healthy so they can stay healthy. Be Healthy! targets what girls need to know in order to achieve an active lifestyle and how to avoid the pitfalls of body image issues. Readers will find basic nutritional information; ideas for safe... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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Blackberries in the Dark
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $5.99
"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austin notices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This spare story vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they ease with sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy and grandmother seem... Read more >
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $5.99
"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austin notices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This spare story vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they ease with sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy and grandmother seem... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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