Jake and Lily

by Jerry Spinelli

First published 2012

Eleven-year-old twins Jake and Lily are inseparable. They even feel each other's emotions. But when Jake starts hanging out with the popular Bump Stubbins, the twins' connection begins to fray. As Jake embraces his newfound social status, Lily struggles to understand the changes in their relationship. Can the twins find a way to reconnect before their bond is shattered forever?

Genres: fiction, family, contemporary, adolescence

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Period: 21st-century

352 pages · Hardcover · Clarion Books

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