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My copyeditor, Kathryn Hinds
My wife, Eileen
About the Author
JERRY SPINELLI received the Newbery Medal for MANIAC MAGEE and a Newbery Honor for WRINGER. His other books include SMILES TO GO, LOSER, SPACE STATION SEVENTH GRADE, WHO PUT THAT HAIR IN MY TOOTHBRUSH?, DUMP DAYS, and STARGIRL. His novels are recognized for their humor and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania. You can visit him online at www.jerryspinelli.com.
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Other Books by Jerry Spinelli
SMILES TO GO
MANIAC MAGEE
WRINGER
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Cover art © 2012 by Erwin Madrid
Cover design by Sarah Hoy
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JAKE AND LILY. Copyright © 2012 by Jerry Spinelli. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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ISBN 978-0-06-028135-9 (trade bdg.)
ISBN 978-0-06-028136-6 (lib. bdg.)
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First Edition
EPub Edition © FEBRUARY 2012 ISBN: 978-0-06-211439-6
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