Surviving the Applewhites [Paperback]

Will anyone take on Jake Semple?

Jake Semple is notorious. Rumor has it he burned down his old school and got kicked out of every school in his home state.

Only one place will take him now, and that's a home school run by the Applewhites, a chaotic and hilarious family of artists. The only one who doesn't fit the Applewhite mold is E.D.a smart, sensible girl who immediately clashes with the unruly Jake.

Jake thinks surviving this one will be a breeze . . . but is he really as tough or as bad as he seems?

Will anyone take on Jake Semple?

Jake Semple is notorious. Rumor has it he burned down his old school and got kicked out of every school in his home state.

Only one place will take him now, and that's a home school run by the Applewhites, a chaotic and hilarious family of artists. The only one who doesn't fit the Applewhite mold is E.D.—a smart, sensible girl who immediately clashes with the unruly Jake.

Jake thinks surviving this one will be a breeze . . . but is he really as tough or as bad as he seems?

Tolan has pulled off something special here. -Booklist (starred review)

An engaging, satisfying, and entertaining romp. -KLIATT

This has terrific booktalk and read-aloud potential, and will help fill the need for humorous contemporary fiction. -School Library Journal (starred review)

Humor abounds in the ever-building chaos. -Publishers Weekly

Reminiscent of the loud, loving, eccentric family in Kaufman and Harts You Cant Take It With You, the Applewhites are brilliantly talented and wildly adverse to mainstream mentality. -Kirkus Reviews