EllRay Jakes The Recess King!

Part of EllRay Jakes

Illustrated by Brian Biggs
$7.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
On sale May 05, 2015 | 9780698153271
Age 6-8 years
Reading Level: Lexile 690L
Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt
“Kids of all stripes will identify with EllRay and his unwittingly hilarious antics.”—Booklist

Eight-year-old EllRay is down to one-and-a-half best friends, and his little sister points out the obvious: he needs more! So EllRay decides to audition other boys for the part, the way his sister is auditioning for the lead role in her day care’s spring play. Now, EllRay has to come up with fun things to do at recess, because when he’s the Recess King, everyone will want to be his friend!
PRAISE FOR THE ELLRAY JAKES SERIES:

“Warner is a dead-on observer of playground politics, and has a great ear for dialogue.”

School Library Journal

“Ideal for reluctant readers.”

Booklist

“Young readers can identify with EllRay, who is neither a bad seed nor a goody-two-shoes; he and his sense of humor are just right.”

Kirkus Reviews

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“Kids of all stripes will identify with EllRay and his unwittingly hilarious antics.”—Booklist

Eight-year-old EllRay is down to one-and-a-half best friends, and his little sister points out the obvious: he needs more! So EllRay decides to audition other boys for the part, the way his sister is auditioning for the lead role in her day care’s spring play. Now, EllRay has to come up with fun things to do at recess, because when he’s the Recess King, everyone will want to be his friend!

Praise

PRAISE FOR THE ELLRAY JAKES SERIES:

“Warner is a dead-on observer of playground politics, and has a great ear for dialogue.”

School Library Journal

“Ideal for reluctant readers.”

Booklist

“Young readers can identify with EllRay, who is neither a bad seed nor a goody-two-shoes; he and his sense of humor are just right.”

Kirkus Reviews