He found his agent at the age of twelve by googling. Jake marcionette is famous for being a young adult author. Book activities reading validation modules students only see modules turned on. Book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Jan 28, 2016 when he was twelve years old, floridabased jake marcionette released his debut book, just jake, a loosely autobiographical, laughoutloud comedy adventure. The book which i bought for my grandson, is entitled, just jake. Lets check, how rich is jake marcionette in 20192020. I wasnt as charmed by dog eat dog, as the first just jake, but it continues to feel very authentically middle school. Jake hate the bus because a bus drivers can call your parents and she now your name too. We spoke with 14yearold jake marcionette, the author of just jake, about how he landed a literary agent and wrote a new york times bestselling bookall. Jake mathews awesomeness is legit, and fans will be clamoring for more. Created by lets get busy podcast listen to the audio share.
Just jake book series official website written by jake marcionette kid author. Last year i had a skype visit with a class in australia and it was great to get their impression of just jake. Jakes firstperson narrative looks and feels like a sixthgraders realtime memoir, complete with water stains, doodles and examples of jakes signature kid cards. My favorite part of skype visits is definitely taking questions and talking with other kids. I found just jake to be honest, witty, hearfelt and very funny.
Jake marcionette born march 20, 2001 is famous for being young adult author. Interview with jake marcionette about just jake series. Jake marcionette would love to come to your school or organization and share his story of success and help motivate everyone to find their passion at any age. Author access with jake marcionette penguin books usa. It is a middle grade, loosely autobiographical, laughoutloud comedy adventure.
Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Jake marcionette bio, facts, family famous birthdays. The first couple chapters had me laughing, but i lost some interest when we got into the heart of the book. At my school we have a thing like the popularity ratings that jake and his school does. August 2019 notable maryland author jake marcionette copy. Just jake series jake marcionette and victor rivas villa written by new york times bestselling kid author, jake marcionette, just jake is a colorful diary style series for middle grade readers that looks like it was taken right from the desk of the main character, jake ali mathews.
Im your typical kid that loves playing and watching sports. I started formulating the concept and characters for just jake in elementary school. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Jake marcionette young adult author life, age, zodiac. Sanford jake marcionette is just an average 15yearold high school sophomore who enjoys lacrosse and basketball.
As seen on the today show and cbs evening news, new york times best. New york times best selling kid author jake marcionette jake marcionette is in ninth grade and lives in jacksonville, florida, with his family. He made headlines when the first book of the series was published in 2014, as he was just years old at the time of the book s publishing. As seen on the today show and cbs evening news, new york times best selling kid author jake marcionette explodes into th. Jake has always ranked the kids at school in his handmade, humorous kid cards, and when he arrives at his new school, jake starts building a new collection, befriending as. I love getting feedback on the book and hearing about their dreams and what they are passionate about. What is your favorite part of your skype visits with just jake readers. Buy this book sixthgrader jake mathews is a big believer in his own. The real middle school story by kid author jake marcionette.
I was pleasantly surprised, for the quality of the writing and the charactors are remarkable. Jake and his kid cards are so hilarious and his drawings are really good. He is a pisces and was born in the year of the serpent. Meet jake marcionette, the youngest new york times. He also happens to be one of the youngest new york times bestselling authors ever his book series, just jake, is a colorful, diarystyle fiction account of the life of jake ali mathews, a notsotypical sixth grader with a keen sense of humor and a penchant for adventu. Book taco strives to be inclusive of all the student learning styles and we go far beyond just reading comprehension quizzes.
He also happens to be one of the youngest new york times bestselling authors ever. Just jake introduces readers to sixthgrader jake, whose life is turned upside down when his family moves from florida to maryland, where jake must adapt to a new school. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Jake marcionette is a typical teenager who loves sports and hanging with his friends. Jake marcionette is a new york times best selling author of the book series just jake. Drawn by bernard graddon, it was published daily beginning 4 june 1938 and concluding early in 1952 after graddons death.
Just jake by jake marcionette, victor rivas villa kirkus. Written by new york times bestselling kid author, jake marcionette, just. Author known for his just jake series of childrens books. Created by unleashing readers view on unleashing readers share. In the first book of the just jake series, kinney elementary school is named after diary of a wimpy kid author jeff kinney. Jake marcionette is a young adult author from united states. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In doing this, jake made history by being the youngest author to hit the new york times bestseller list and the youngest author in the history of penguin books to land a. Just jake is a genuineand as jake himself would say, awesome. Jake marcionette, 3202001 released his debut book, just jake, when he was just 12. Meet sixthgrader jake mathews, whose life is turned upside down when his family moves from florida to maryland, where jake must adapt to a new school. Jake marcionette was 12 years old when he first wrote just jake. Just jake is a humorous take on middle school life, culled.
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Jake marcionette is in sixth grade, and lives in maryland with his parents and sister. We spoke with 14yearold jake marcionette, the author of just jake, about how he landed a literary agent and wrote a new york times bestselling book all while tackling middle school q we heard just jake came out of a summer writing assignment. As seen on the today show and cbs evening news, new york times best selling kid author jake marcionette explodes into the middle grade diary style genre with a new kind of story. Sixthgrader jake mathews popularity has just fallen off a cliff and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Featuring full color illustrations by victor rivas villa, vibrant clip art with humorous captions, and a unique. Just jake was a comic strip that ran for 14 years in the british newspaper the daily mirror. Though jakes bravado is grating at first, readers will easily relate to his desire to fit in and avoid the social land mines that litter most middle school landscapes. A look into jake marcionettes net worth, money and current earnings. Jake marcionette is a 15yearold new york times best selling author who recently released his third novel, just jake. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read just jake. He is a huge sports fan, having played organized lacrosse and basketball. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards help free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. His book series, just jake, is a colorful, diarystyle fiction account of the life of jake ali mathews, a notsotypical sixth grader with a keen sense of humor and a penchant for adventure.
Jake marcionette vive con sus padres y su hermana mayor en maryland. Im your typical kid that loves playing and watching sports, hanging with my friends and wishing for snow days. Drawn by bernard graddon, it was published daily beginning 4 june. Thirteenyearold author writes own success story cbs news. I thought the setting, story lines and funny takes on real like situations would be appreciated especially by reluctant readers who want to laugh and enjoy a funny book. About author jake marcionette just jake book series. Jake is on a mission to inspire kids to do big things at any age. When hes not busy writing semiautobiographical adventures, he tours schools across the country as a motivational speaker for students. A my mom would make me read an hour and a half every day, and id have to write a whole book every summer. Discover how much the famous young adult author is worth in 2020. This module is always on but not required and allows students. Just jake introduces readers to sixthgrader jake, whose life is turn.