cover image Jake Drake: Teacher's Pet

Jake Drake: Teacher's Pet

Andrew Clements. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, $15.99 (80pp) ISBN 978-0-689-83919-1

In Jake Drake: Teacher's Pet by Andrew Clements, the third title in this series about an earnest and likable third-grader, Jake's attempts to turn his goody-two-shoes reputation around are aided by the least likely suspects. B&w illustrations by Dolores Avendano liven up the proceedings. (Nov.)