Jake Drake, Class Clown [Paperback]

Andrew Clements (Author), Dolores Avendaño (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Ready-For-Chapters

MEET JAKE DRAKE, CLASS CLOWN

Knock, knock. Who's there? Jake. Jake who? Jake Drake, class clown.

Miss Bruce is the new student teacher in Jake's second-grade class, and she never smiles. Never. But when Jake cracks up the class during a spelling bee, he sees the tiniest hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, Jake has a new mission in life: to be so funny that even Miss Bruce will laugh!

But then things get out of hand, and Jake finds himself in big trouble. Has Jake discovered -- too late -- that not everybody loves a clown?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Serious attempts to get a grumpy student teacher to crack a smile yield unexpected results in Jake Drake, Class Clown by Andrew Clements, illus. by Dolores Avenda¤o, the fourth title about Jake in this Ready-for-Chapters series.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-5-In previous books, Jake has been an unwilling "teacher's pet," a "bully buster," and a "know-it-all," and now he finds himself becoming the class clown. Clements focuses on real-life school problems that plague kids in classrooms everywhere and utilizes humor to make them surmountable and fixable. Here, the fourth grader looks back to second grade when his unsmiling, grumpy student teacher terrifies his classroom. He then becomes too funny for his own good. Jake is an endearing boy who uses his head to sort out appropriate conclusions to bad situations. The characters are well drawn and likable; one rather static full-page black-and-white illustration appears in each chapter. Another winner in the "Jake Drake" series.
Kay Bowes, Concord Pike Library, Wilmington, DE
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689839162
• ISBN-13: 978-0689839160
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #639,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Most of my characters are fairly normal people who are dealing with the basics of everyday life--getting along with others, finding a place in the world, discovering talents, overcoming challenges, trying to have some wholesome fun along the way, and getting into some scrapes and a little mischief now and then, too. I guess I hope my readers will be able to see bits and pieces of themselves in the stories, particularly the novels that take place in and around school. School is a rich setting because schools and education are at the heart of every community. The stories that are set in school seem to resonate with kids, teachers, parents, librarians--readers of all ages. Everyone's life has been touched by school experiences. And I also hope, of course, that kids and others will enjoy reading, enjoy the use of language, enjoy my storytelling.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!, November 10, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Jake Drake, Class Clown (Paperback)

When I started this book, I had no idea how funny it would be. I almost fell down laughing when I read it. I thought I would explode each time Jake made the techer SO mad. It made me feel diferent ways. In the begining it really made me laugh; but in the end, I had sympathy for Jake. I could tell the author put a lot of hard work into this story. Evreybody should read JAKE DRAKE, CLASS CLOWN.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Even my girls liked it..., October 28, 2008

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Most books with boys on the cover don't appeal to my 9 and 6 yr old girls. However this wasn't necessarily a "boys" book. The moral of the story is clear and positive. I now think of Andrew Clements as a sort of modern day Aesop.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great series, July 15, 2011

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This review is from: Jake Drake, Class Clown (Paperback)

My students love this book! It is part of a series and these books never last long in my book library.