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Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet
MEET JAKE DRAKE, TEACHER'S PET.
Jake doesn't "mean" to be a teacher's pet. But somehow everything he does has his teachers singing his praises -- and his classmates rolling their eyes in disgust.
Jake figures a little misbehavior should take care of his goody-goody image, but even his attempts to be bad just seem to make his teacher's praise him more. And now he's been summoned to the principal's office. Has Jake gone too far to prove he's no teacher's pet?
Jake doesn't "mean" to be a teacher's pet. But somehow everything he does has his teachers singing his praises -- and his classmates rolling their eyes in disgust.
Jake figures a little misbehavior should take care of his goody-goody image, but even his attempts to be bad just seem to make his teacher's praise him more. And now he's been summoned to the principal's office. Has Jake gone too far to prove he's no teacher's pet?
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
About the author
Andrew Clements
161 books2,332 followersI was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1949 and lived in Oaklyn and Cherry Hill until the middle of sixth grade. Then we moved to Springfield, Illinois. My parents were avid readers and they gave that love of books and reading to me and to all my brothers and sisters. I didn’t think about being a writer at all back then, but I did love to read. I'm certain there's a link between reading good books and becoming a writer. I don't know a single writer who wasn’t a reader first.
Before moving to Illinois, and even afterwards, our family spent summers at a cabin on a lake in Maine. There was no TV there, no phone, no doorbell—and email wasn’t even invented. All day there was time to swim and fish and mess around outside, and every night, there was time to read. I know those quiet summers helped me begin to think like a writer.
During my senior year at Springfield High School my English teacher handed back a poem I’d written. Two things were amazing about that paper. First, I’d gotten an A—a rare event in this teacher’s class. And she’d also written in large, scrawly red writing, “Andrew—this poem is so funny. This should be published!”
That praise sent me off to Northwestern University feeling like I was a pretty good writer, and occasionally professors there also encouraged me and complimented the essays I was required to write as a literature major. But I didn’t write much on my own—just some poetry now and then. I learned to play guitar and began writing songs, but again, only when I felt like it. Writing felt like hard work—something that’s still true today.
After the songwriting came my first job in publishing. I worked for a small publisher who specialized in how-to books, the kind of books that have photos with informative captions below each one. The book in which my name first appeared in print is called A Country Christmas Treasury. I’d built a number of the projects featured in the book, and I was listed as one of the “craftspeople”on the acknowlegements page, in tiny, tiny type.
In 1990 I began trying to write a story about a boy who makes up a new word. That book eventually became my first novel, Frindle, published in 1996, and you can read the whole story of how it developed on another web site, frindle.com. Frindle became popular, more popular than any of my books before or since—at least so far. And it had the eventual effect of turning me into a full-time writer.
I’ve learned that I need time and a quiet place to think and write. These days, I spend a lot of my time sitting in a small shed about seventy feet from my back door at our home in Massachusetts. There’s a woodstove in there for the cold winters, and an air conditioner for the hot summers. There’s a desk and chair, and I carry a laptop computer back and forth. But there’s no TV, no phone, no doorbell, no email. And the woodstove and the pine board walls make the place smell just like that cabin in Maine where I spent my earliest summers.
Sometimes kids ask how I've been able to write so many books. The answer is simple: one word at a time. Which is a good lesson, I think. You don't have to do everything at once. You don't have to know how every story is going to end. You just have to take that next step, look for that next idea, write that next word. And growing up, it's the same way. We just have to go to that next class, read that next chapter, help that next person. You simply have to do that next good thing, and before you know it, you're living a good life.
Before moving to Illinois, and even afterwards, our family spent summers at a cabin on a lake in Maine. There was no TV there, no phone, no doorbell—and email wasn’t even invented. All day there was time to swim and fish and mess around outside, and every night, there was time to read. I know those quiet summers helped me begin to think like a writer.
During my senior year at Springfield High School my English teacher handed back a poem I’d written. Two things were amazing about that paper. First, I’d gotten an A—a rare event in this teacher’s class. And she’d also written in large, scrawly red writing, “Andrew—this poem is so funny. This should be published!”
That praise sent me off to Northwestern University feeling like I was a pretty good writer, and occasionally professors there also encouraged me and complimented the essays I was required to write as a literature major. But I didn’t write much on my own—just some poetry now and then. I learned to play guitar and began writing songs, but again, only when I felt like it. Writing felt like hard work—something that’s still true today.
After the songwriting came my first job in publishing. I worked for a small publisher who specialized in how-to books, the kind of books that have photos with informative captions below each one. The book in which my name first appeared in print is called A Country Christmas Treasury. I’d built a number of the projects featured in the book, and I was listed as one of the “craftspeople”on the acknowlegements page, in tiny, tiny type.
In 1990 I began trying to write a story about a boy who makes up a new word. That book eventually became my first novel, Frindle, published in 1996, and you can read the whole story of how it developed on another web site, frindle.com. Frindle became popular, more popular than any of my books before or since—at least so far. And it had the eventual effect of turning me into a full-time writer.
I’ve learned that I need time and a quiet place to think and write. These days, I spend a lot of my time sitting in a small shed about seventy feet from my back door at our home in Massachusetts. There’s a woodstove in there for the cold winters, and an air conditioner for the hot summers. There’s a desk and chair, and I carry a laptop computer back and forth. But there’s no TV, no phone, no doorbell, no email. And the woodstove and the pine board walls make the place smell just like that cabin in Maine where I spent my earliest summers.
Sometimes kids ask how I've been able to write so many books. The answer is simple: one word at a time. Which is a good lesson, I think. You don't have to do everything at once. You don't have to know how every story is going to end. You just have to take that next step, look for that next idea, write that next word. And growing up, it's the same way. We just have to go to that next class, read that next chapter, help that next person. You simply have to do that next good thing, and before you know it, you're living a good life.
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January 10, 2023
This is the third of the four books in the Jake Drake Series that we have read. The books seem to have two or even three different order lists. I am uncertain if one is publishing order and the other chronological? Much as Narnia was reordered in some editions. So I am really not sure what order the books belong in. But no matter what order you read them in they are great fun.
When I started reading this series I thought Jake Drake, Bully Buster was book 1. And the list we are working from has this os 3 of 4 in the Jake Drake quadrilogy. I enjoyed that book so much I mentioned it to my son, and he has since read to me both Jake Drake, Bully Buster and Jake Drake, Know-It-All, this one and is currently reading me Class Clown. My son is in grade 9, and yes, these books are below his reading level. But he has been dealing with some serious bullying for a number of years now. Most of it instigated by the same ring leader, a boy that would give Link Baxter, Super Bully, more than a run for his money. My son loved the first story he read and asked if we could read all four together. And even though the other Jake Drake books do not deal with bullying, we have loved reading these books together.
Six years ago, I discovered the works of Andrew Clements. I was instantly hooked and have now read almost 25 books from his masterful pen. Many consider him the ‘master of school stories’, and I would agree. I have a dual form of dyslexia and did not learn to read until after grade 7. So I never read ‘school stories’ when I was young. That combined with having my own school aged children has instilled a great appreciation for the genre and specifically for the works of Andrew Clements. Clements passed away in 2019 his last novel was The Friendship War, which is another excellent volume. He writes amazing stories for children, but they are also stories that any of us can learn from. Back then I set the goal of reading all of his works, but as my own children have outgrown these books and they had slid by the wayside. I have now returned to them yet again. I have read 1 a week over the last several weeks and plan to do so for a while yet.
This really is another great read in a really fun series. These are books I wish we had read with my son years ago. It is another excellent read. The description of this book is:
“Mrs. Snavin looked right past all those waving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said, "I think I'll have Jake take it." Then Mrs. Snavin said, "but be sure to hurry right back, Jake, because we're going to work on our number-line project, and you have to be my special computer helper, okay?" And I could feel every kid in the class looking at me. They weren't saying anything. They weren't even whispering. But right then, I heard what they were thinking anyway. They were thinking, teacher's pet.”
The chapters in this volume are:
Four Bad Days
Garbage Guy
Special Treatment
Dangerous
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Bad Jake
Bad Dream, Good Idea
Not So Special
Crash Landing, but Safe
Jake is getting a reputation as a ‘teacher’s pet’ and it is not a rep he wants. It starts in his class, continues in gym, art, lunch and even on the bus. He doesn’t like how others are now treating him. SO he comes up with a plan, a plan to be a stinker hot a helper. But Things do not go as expected. Eventually in desperation he takes a big risk. And without risk there is not the possibility of reward, unfortunately there is also the risk of failure and punishment. To find out how it goes for Jake you will need to read this terribly fun little story.
This is an excellent offering from the masterful pen of Andrew Clements. This is a great early chapter book, for Middle Grade Readers. It is a wonderful read for young readers, and for those of us who just love a great story! It will leave you wondering what happens in the final Jake Drake adventure.
When I started reading this series I thought Jake Drake, Bully Buster was book 1. And the list we are working from has this os 3 of 4 in the Jake Drake quadrilogy. I enjoyed that book so much I mentioned it to my son, and he has since read to me both Jake Drake, Bully Buster and Jake Drake, Know-It-All, this one and is currently reading me Class Clown. My son is in grade 9, and yes, these books are below his reading level. But he has been dealing with some serious bullying for a number of years now. Most of it instigated by the same ring leader, a boy that would give Link Baxter, Super Bully, more than a run for his money. My son loved the first story he read and asked if we could read all four together. And even though the other Jake Drake books do not deal with bullying, we have loved reading these books together.
Six years ago, I discovered the works of Andrew Clements. I was instantly hooked and have now read almost 25 books from his masterful pen. Many consider him the ‘master of school stories’, and I would agree. I have a dual form of dyslexia and did not learn to read until after grade 7. So I never read ‘school stories’ when I was young. That combined with having my own school aged children has instilled a great appreciation for the genre and specifically for the works of Andrew Clements. Clements passed away in 2019 his last novel was The Friendship War, which is another excellent volume. He writes amazing stories for children, but they are also stories that any of us can learn from. Back then I set the goal of reading all of his works, but as my own children have outgrown these books and they had slid by the wayside. I have now returned to them yet again. I have read 1 a week over the last several weeks and plan to do so for a while yet.
This really is another great read in a really fun series. These are books I wish we had read with my son years ago. It is another excellent read. The description of this book is:
“Mrs. Snavin looked right past all those waving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said, "I think I'll have Jake take it." Then Mrs. Snavin said, "but be sure to hurry right back, Jake, because we're going to work on our number-line project, and you have to be my special computer helper, okay?" And I could feel every kid in the class looking at me. They weren't saying anything. They weren't even whispering. But right then, I heard what they were thinking anyway. They were thinking, teacher's pet.”
The chapters in this volume are:
Four Bad Days
Garbage Guy
Special Treatment
Dangerous
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Bad Jake
Bad Dream, Good Idea
Not So Special
Crash Landing, but Safe
Jake is getting a reputation as a ‘teacher’s pet’ and it is not a rep he wants. It starts in his class, continues in gym, art, lunch and even on the bus. He doesn’t like how others are now treating him. SO he comes up with a plan, a plan to be a stinker hot a helper. But Things do not go as expected. Eventually in desperation he takes a big risk. And without risk there is not the possibility of reward, unfortunately there is also the risk of failure and punishment. To find out how it goes for Jake you will need to read this terribly fun little story.
This is an excellent offering from the masterful pen of Andrew Clements. This is a great early chapter book, for Middle Grade Readers. It is a wonderful read for young readers, and for those of us who just love a great story! It will leave you wondering what happens in the final Jake Drake adventure.
January 28, 2019
A laugh-out-loud chapter book about a nice kid who accidentally becomes a teacher's pet - of every teacher in his school AND the principal, all at the same time. The teachers', and the principal's, reactions were unrealistic at times. But this story is so funny and engaging that those flaws are easily overlooked.
Part of the Jake Drake chapter book series by Andrew Clements.
Part of the Jake Drake chapter book series by Andrew Clements.
August 24, 2009
Okay, I liked this one because Jake solves his own problem. Even though he gets support from adults, he comes up with the solution on his own. He also sees that in the words of Popeye, "I am what I am" so he shouldn't have to stop being a good guy to be accepted by his peers. I think this series will be a great addtion to my "Guys Read" selection for my 2nd graders...Really I'm teaching 2nd grade? jiminy!
October 30, 2026
The detail that completely flipped my perspective in Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet was how the "great leader" at the center of everything spent most of his time begging for money and apologizing for it. Andrew Clements leaned heavily on personal letters, and you can tell, because the private stuff is way more interesting than the public speeches. The pacing dragged a bit in the chapters on military campaigns, which turn into one long list of troop movements. Solid pick if you like your history with the polish scraped off.
January 12, 2024
The beginning of the book = two stars
The end of the book = four stars
So we averaged it at 3.
A lot of anxious internal monologue typical of middle school fiction, and some bad behaviors (bullying, name calling, negative attitudes toward teachers) but some good lessons are learned by the end of the book.
My 7yo liked it. He says, "He does some no nos, but in the end he gets his way out of [being called the] teacher's pet!"
The end of the book = four stars
So we averaged it at 3.
A lot of anxious internal monologue typical of middle school fiction, and some bad behaviors (bullying, name calling, negative attitudes toward teachers) but some good lessons are learned by the end of the book.
My 7yo liked it. He says, "He does some no nos, but in the end he gets his way out of [being called the] teacher's pet!"
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 19, 2017
I usually dislike stories where children choose to intentionally do bad things/cause trouble for others, but this one moved through it quickly and provides enough setup that I was rooting for Jake even while I was shaking my head at his attempts to be bad (which were mostly about being rude). A quick read and good for kids sensitive to "playground politics" to get another perspective.
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April 3, 2024Read for Children’s Literature class, Author Study project
This gave me so much secondhand embarrassment lol, but I think it would be a fun whole-class read and a great opportunity to talk about classroom/peer dynamics.
This gave me so much secondhand embarrassment lol, but I think it would be a fun whole-class read and a great opportunity to talk about classroom/peer dynamics.
July 17, 2017
Jack never wanted to be teacher pet but whatever he do his teachers singing his praise. But Jake figures a little Misbehavior should take care of his good image. But he was wrong about it.
September 24, 2018
Interesting
March 10, 2021
This book shows that teachers can make mistakes in how they encourage their students... and put their students in a pickle. But the principal saves the day! Find out how.
January 6, 2022
I couldn't open the book
February 25, 2025
Read with 4th graders. They found it relatable.
November 15, 2025
Todo era un plan HAHAHHA pobre niño
November 2, 2026
Not gonna lie, Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet moves slower than a Sunday morning, and I mean that as both a complaint and a compliment. Andrew Clements takes the time to let you live inside the scenes. If you're patient, it pays off big. Recommend for slow-burn lovers, skip if you check your phone every five minutes.
June 2, 2024
Very funny
February 11, 2017
STAY AWAY, FAR, FAR AWAY,
I would give this zero stars if I could. This is the first Clement book I have read that I haven't liked.
Anybody, including the author of, "Wonder" who paints students/people as victims get no vote in my book. Jake was being teased and tormented for being the "Teachers' Pets". Fine and realistic premise. He does try something, i.e to be really bad so the kids will like him again. It backfires. Where are the stories that show victims being assertive and strong enough in their self-identity that they aren't worried about what other people think of them. That is he essence of true self-confidence and a posi
'tive way to counter-act potential, attempted bullying. When Jake's efforts at being the "bad" kid backfire, he enlists the help of the principal. What does she do, perpetuate lies that Jake is in trouble so,the kids will think he did something really bad. So, kids with poor problem solving skills, understandable, but a missed opportunity to teach them appropriate ways of dealing with things. And an adult, the figure head of the school perpetuating lies as a way to solve problems. Niether of these are what I wish today's chidlren to ge exposed to. My advice, KEEP AWAY from this moralistically inept book!!!!!
I would give this zero stars if I could. This is the first Clement book I have read that I haven't liked.
Anybody, including the author of, "Wonder" who paints students/people as victims get no vote in my book. Jake was being teased and tormented for being the "Teachers' Pets". Fine and realistic premise. He does try something, i.e to be really bad so the kids will like him again. It backfires. Where are the stories that show victims being assertive and strong enough in their self-identity that they aren't worried about what other people think of them. That is he essence of true self-confidence and a posi
'tive way to counter-act potential, attempted bullying. When Jake's efforts at being the "bad" kid backfire, he enlists the help of the principal. What does she do, perpetuate lies that Jake is in trouble so,the kids will think he did something really bad. So, kids with poor problem solving skills, understandable, but a missed opportunity to teach them appropriate ways of dealing with things. And an adult, the figure head of the school perpetuating lies as a way to solve problems. Niether of these are what I wish today's chidlren to ge exposed to. My advice, KEEP AWAY from this moralistically inept book!!!!!
March 2, 2015
Jake Drake Teacher’s Pet by Andrew Clements
This chapter book belongs to the series of Jake Drake. Jake Drake is the main character. In the beginning of the book, he sees one student getting favored over others and thinks it’s the teacher’s pet. He then learns the student is moving and that is why he is being treated special. Then Jake begins to look at his four days of hell when he was a teacher’s pet for four days. He was just himself and yet everything he did just made him more popular with all his teachers. This cause problems with his classmates who drove him crazy. He then tried to be negative to all the people who showed favor to him and even that did not work. Ultimately, he told the principal of his issues (she also favored him) and she told him she would take care of it. At lunch, she pulled Jake to her office and yelled at him in front of everyone. Once in her office, she smiled and said all should be good now. When he returned to lunch, all the kids stopped thinking he was special because he got in trouble. The principle even made sure all the teachers would be a little rough on him to make sure the teacher’s pet thing blew over.
I recommend this book for fourth graders since it showed a problem a typical fourth grader had. But is also shows that you should always be yourself.
This chapter book belongs to the series of Jake Drake. Jake Drake is the main character. In the beginning of the book, he sees one student getting favored over others and thinks it’s the teacher’s pet. He then learns the student is moving and that is why he is being treated special. Then Jake begins to look at his four days of hell when he was a teacher’s pet for four days. He was just himself and yet everything he did just made him more popular with all his teachers. This cause problems with his classmates who drove him crazy. He then tried to be negative to all the people who showed favor to him and even that did not work. Ultimately, he told the principal of his issues (she also favored him) and she told him she would take care of it. At lunch, she pulled Jake to her office and yelled at him in front of everyone. Once in her office, she smiled and said all should be good now. When he returned to lunch, all the kids stopped thinking he was special because he got in trouble. The principle even made sure all the teachers would be a little rough on him to make sure the teacher’s pet thing blew over.
I recommend this book for fourth graders since it showed a problem a typical fourth grader had. But is also shows that you should always be yourself.
May 13, 2013
1. ALADDIN PAPERBACKS
2. 05/07 = 17minutes; 05/13 = 45 minutes
3. Jake, exreriensed, embarassed, front, classmates, teacher's pet, unendureable
4. Have you ever experienced you felt embarrased in front of classmate?
Yes when I was a high school student, I wrote wrong word of kanji. After that, a teacher pointed out it in front of my classmates, I really felt embarassed!
5. I also had embarasse experiences in front of classmates, so I remembered that again. And, I want him to defeat his teacher.
2. 05/20 = 30minutes; 05/21 = 50minutes
3, Jake, wonder, ask, his father, teacher's pet, fainally, understand
4. Have you ever been teated different from other students by a techer?
Maybe no. I don't want to be like that because other students think strange like this story.
5. I understood what teacher's pet is. I thought he was poor because he experienced confused because of it, so I don't want to do so like that to students in the future.
2. 05/07 = 17minutes; 05/13 = 45 minutes
3. Jake, exreriensed, embarassed, front, classmates, teacher's pet, unendureable
4. Have you ever experienced you felt embarrased in front of classmate?
Yes when I was a high school student, I wrote wrong word of kanji. After that, a teacher pointed out it in front of my classmates, I really felt embarassed!
5. I also had embarasse experiences in front of classmates, so I remembered that again. And, I want him to defeat his teacher.
2. 05/20 = 30minutes; 05/21 = 50minutes
3, Jake, wonder, ask, his father, teacher's pet, fainally, understand
4. Have you ever been teated different from other students by a techer?
Maybe no. I don't want to be like that because other students think strange like this story.
5. I understood what teacher's pet is. I thought he was poor because he experienced confused because of it, so I don't want to do so like that to students in the future.
June 2, 2010
I am going to tall you a store about a boy name Jake. It start off in the school with jake talling use some plots. starting with this. 1 Jake was geting mayer for littile things. 2 Jake was playing a game named Rack,Paper,Scissors with his firend Williethay played 3 games and Willie wom and Jake had to do what willie saids to do. 3 Jake was saeting in the room an watshing a play and than Miss Thumbeliua said that she need it a helping to help her and that was jake. 4 Jake was thinking if he sould wear the balt and dsidit tthat he will wear it and whin he gat in to the cafeteria all the table said on TEACHER'S PET. 5 When Jake gat on the bus fonr kids startred saiding Jake drake and the bus driver stop it and Jake seats alone on the bus and whin he gat home he poured him a glaee of milk but hewas making a mass.That is Jakes store and I hope you like it.
October 14, 2013
1. Publisher= ALADDIN
Book Series= Jake Drake
Level= Sorry,I couldn't find it!
2. 10/14=75min
3. 7words summary:
school-boy-scolded-teacher-treat-ashamed-unfair
4. When you are a elementary school student, have you ever scolded or treated badly by your teacher? Why?
―――Yes,I have. Actually I was active girl when I was young, and I was sometimes chasing boys in my class with my friends like me. Then one day one of the boys and I argued and I bothered him, so my teacher got angry with me.
5. In fact the story of this book was confusing so I couldn't understand well, but I thought he(Jake) was pity because he was not only scolded but also treated unfairly by his teachers. That scenes made me a bit sad. Of couse it's important to scold in some cases, but I think teachers should find the good points of students a lot.
Book Series= Jake Drake
Level= Sorry,I couldn't find it!
2. 10/14=75min
3. 7words summary:
school-boy-scolded-teacher-treat-ashamed-unfair
4. When you are a elementary school student, have you ever scolded or treated badly by your teacher? Why?
―――Yes,I have. Actually I was active girl when I was young, and I was sometimes chasing boys in my class with my friends like me. Then one day one of the boys and I argued and I bothered him, so my teacher got angry with me.
5. In fact the story of this book was confusing so I couldn't understand well, but I thought he(Jake) was pity because he was not only scolded but also treated unfairly by his teachers. That scenes made me a bit sad. Of couse it's important to scold in some cases, but I think teachers should find the good points of students a lot.
March 14, 2011
The story was taking place at the cafeteria and at Jake's schooland the principel office. Lunchtime and at thursday. A place where there is a lot of students that was calling you name. "Jake Drake Jake Drake Jake Drake." Food like peanutbutter sanwichies and apples. lots of student and a principel! I might taste peanutsbutter sandwiches and milk and apple.
I was suprised a principel came running to catch Jake Drake! If i could vist the setting i would never ever go because its in the principel office. And because I don't want the principel to tell my dad or mom or not to get blamed. The character was being scared at the cafetiria because the Principel was yelling at him and dragging him.
I was suprised a principel came running to catch Jake Drake! If i could vist the setting i would never ever go because its in the principel office. And because I don't want the principel to tell my dad or mom or not to get blamed. The character was being scared at the cafetiria because the Principel was yelling at him and dragging him.
June 5, 2013
Tamia
You are going love this book as much as I do because of all the interesting things Jake Drake goes through in the book. Jake is a very helpful kid. He is a teacher's pet because he always helps his teacher. There was only one time that Jake didn't have a good day. Jake saw a boy with a baseball cap and the boy said "Yeah, and maybe you should get on your fake horsie and ride it around the playground for us." He also started chanting saying "Jake Drake! Jake Drake! Jake Drake!" I felt bad for Jake. On the other hand, I really like the book because it is interesting. The part that I thought was interesting was the part where Jake got mad and tossed the boy with the baseball cap. I would recommend this book to people who like funny chapter books.
You are going love this book as much as I do because of all the interesting things Jake Drake goes through in the book. Jake is a very helpful kid. He is a teacher's pet because he always helps his teacher. There was only one time that Jake didn't have a good day. Jake saw a boy with a baseball cap and the boy said "Yeah, and maybe you should get on your fake horsie and ride it around the playground for us." He also started chanting saying "Jake Drake! Jake Drake! Jake Drake!" I felt bad for Jake. On the other hand, I really like the book because it is interesting. The part that I thought was interesting was the part where Jake got mad and tossed the boy with the baseball cap. I would recommend this book to people who like funny chapter books.
April 17, 2013
Poor Jake. Although he is doing everything he should, his friends don't like him very much. They think he's a teacher's pet. And it's all because he tries to do the right thing, but gets called out on it by his teachers and praised for his behavior, in front of everyone. Can he convince everyone that he's really not a teacher's pet or will he be branded for life and lose all his friends.
Would be a good read aloud or an independent read for high readers in second and third grade.
Would be a good read aloud or an independent read for high readers in second and third grade.
June 25, 2013
The book was enjoyable as an adult. But there's enough bullying for me in it. Not sure how every child would take reading the book as they all experience different attitudes at school. The stories of how he becomes the teacher's pet is kind of funny. Unrealistic-some of them. And sometimes you have to cringe and feel sorry for the boy.
So it was okay-I liked it. Perhaps a 2.5 star.
Parental Guidance: bullying
So it was okay-I liked it. Perhaps a 2.5 star.
Parental Guidance: bullying
January 15, 2015
1. ALADDIN
2. 1/12= 60 minutes, 1/15= 60 minutes
3. teacher's pet, friend, belt, lunch, garbage guy, dad, smile
4a. "But if a teacher decides to be nicer to you than she is to some other kid, then that's not your fault. That's the teacher's fault".
4b. I didn't come up this idea, but Jake might have felt good to hear that. I like his father.
5. This book was interesting. I have never being a teacher's pet but I could imagine it.
2. 1/12= 60 minutes, 1/15= 60 minutes
3. teacher's pet, friend, belt, lunch, garbage guy, dad, smile
4a. "But if a teacher decides to be nicer to you than she is to some other kid, then that's not your fault. That's the teacher's fault".
4b. I didn't come up this idea, but Jake might have felt good to hear that. I like his father.
5. This book was interesting. I have never being a teacher's pet but I could imagine it.
November 28, 2014
Reading Level: 4.3
Interest Level: 4-8
From the series Jake Drake, this book tells about how Jake is facing the pressure of being called a "teacher's pet," and how he comes up with a plan to rid himself of the title. This is a great series that is extremely relatable for students as it takes place in the classroom from the point of view of the student himself.
Interest Level: 4-8
From the series Jake Drake, this book tells about how Jake is facing the pressure of being called a "teacher's pet," and how he comes up with a plan to rid himself of the title. This is a great series that is extremely relatable for students as it takes place in the classroom from the point of view of the student himself.
April 11, 2011
I LIKE JAKE DRAKE BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT SCHOOL AND I LOVE SCHOOL BOOKS. I LIKE WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT HIS BEST FRIEND BECAUSE IT MAKES ME THINK ABOUT MY BEST FRIEND AND I LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT CREATED JAKE DRAKE.
June 28, 2010
I've never really enjoyed Jake Drake... maybe it was because it was a class book group and really into another book.
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October 4, 2010
I read this to my students each year and they absolutely love it. Hilarious!
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