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Victor Rivas Villa
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Just Jake series.
Illustrated by
Victor Rivas Villa.
It's summer break, and Jake is relaxing and earning money through innovative online sales when his father decides they will attend a survival camp hosted by a celebrity. His sister and the bratty quadruplets she babysits tag along. None of this is believable, but Jake is likable, the action is funny, and mixed-media illustrations and photographs add dashes of additional humor.
Reviewer: Pam Yosca
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Victor Rivas Villa.
Sixth grader Jake's family relocates to Maryland, uprooting his hard-earned social status at his old school but not his self-confidence. His comic efforts to make friends and fit in are off-set by his astute observations of the people around him; the caricatures he meets are predictable yet amusing. Mixed-media illustrations and photographs are annotated by Jake. Another journal-novel for fans of the format.
Reviewer: Pam Yosca
2 reviews
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