The taking of Jake Livingston
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2021.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781984812537, 198481253X
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Status
Elysian Area Library - Young Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2021.
Language
English
ISBN
9781984812537, 198481253X
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
730
Notes
Description
"When a murderous ghost begins to haunt sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston, high school soon becomes a different kind of survival game"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Clair Prep. Both are a living nightmare he wishes he could wake up from. But things at St. Clair start looking up with the arrival of another Black studentthe handsome Allisterand for the first time, romance is on the horizon for Jake. Unfortunately, life as a medium is getting worse. Though most ghosts are harmless and Jake is always happy to help them move on to the next place, Sawyer Doon wants much more from Jake. In life, Sawyer was a troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school before taking his own life. Now he's a powerful, vengeful ghost and he has plans for Jake. Suddenly, everything Jake knows about dead world goes out the window as Sawyer begins to haunt him. High school soon becomes a different kind of survival gameone Jake is not sure he can win.
Target Audience
Ages 12+,G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Target Audience
Grades 7-9,G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Target Audience
HL730L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.1,10,513954.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Douglass, R. (2021). The taking of Jake Livingston . G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Douglass, Ryan. 2021. The Taking of Jake Livingston. G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Douglass, Ryan. The Taking of Jake Livingston G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Douglass, Ryan. The Taking of Jake Livingston G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2021.
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