A Frog in My Throat

Frieda Wishinsky

Description

Kate and Jake have always been best friends; always, that is, until Jake's cousin, Lionel, moves nearby.

Jake starts spending time with Lionel instead of Kate. Kate struggles with his abandonment and her own loneliness as she seeks new friends that share her likes and dislikes. And, perhaps there is a place in her life for her old best friend after all.

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Sujets

• Juvenilee Fiction
• Family

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 mars 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781554695638
• Langue: English

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A Frog in My Throat
Frieda Wishinsky
illustrated by Louise-Andrée Laliberté


Text copyright © 2008 Frieda Wishinsky Illustrations copyright © 2008 Louise-Andrée Laliberté
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Wishinsky, Frieda A frog in my throat / written by Frieda Wishinsky; illustrated by Louise-Andrée Laliberté.
(Orca echoes) Electronic Monograph Issued also in print format. ISBN 9781551436340 (pdf) -- ISBN 9781554695638 (epub)
I. Laliberté, Louise-Andrée II. Title. III. Series.
PS8595.I834F76 2008 jC813’.54 C2007-907391-3
First published in the United States, 2008 Library of Congress Control Number : 2007942399
Summary : When Jake starts spending time with his cousin, Kate feels hurt and seeks new friends to play with.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
Typesetting by Teresa Bubela Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Louise-Andrée Laliberté Illustrator photo by Marc Riverin
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With thanks to Maggie de Vries and Maureen Colgan.



Chapter One Dumb Movie
“Want to see Revenge of the Ghost tomorrow?” Kate asked her best friend Jake.
“Sure,” said Jake.
Kate and Jake loved Revenge of the Ghost . They’d seen it three times already, but they still loved watching it.
They loved to scream when the ghost appeared in the captain’s room.
They loved to screech, “I’m back,” when the ghost screeched, “I’m back.”
They loved to howl when the ghost took off his head and carried it down the hall like a hat.

“See you tomorrow at two,” said Kate.
“I’ll bring potato chips,” said Jake. Jake always brought potato chips.
The next day, Kate filled a bowl with popcorn and a plate with chocolate chip cookies. She’d helped her mom bake the cookies that morning. The house still smelled of chocolate. It was the best smell in the world.
At two fifteen, Kate looked out the window. She didn’t see Jake, but she wasn’t worried.
Jake was always late.
Last week his excuse was that he didn’t have any clean underwear. The week before he said the zipper on his pants broke.