Listening for Crickets

Listening for CricketsWith ears like a bat and webbed toes, it seems as if ten yearold Jake could fly right out of reality into the freedom of his dreams. No more worries about asthma, special reading class, or his parents' fighting just sky. But Jake can't simply fly away. There's his little sister, Cassie, to tell stories to when the night sounds become frightening, amazing facts to learn from his best friend Luke, and a safe place Dragon's Nest to build in the backyard.

With ears like a bat and webbed toes, it seems as if ten-yearold Jake could fly right out of reality into the freedom of his dreams. No more worries about asthma, special reading class, or his parents' fighting--just sky. But Jake can't simply fly away. There's his little sister, Cassie, to tell stories to when the night sounds become frightening, amazing facts to learn from his best friend Luke, and a safe place--Dragon's Nest--to build in the backyard.

This beautifully written middle grade novel tells the courageous story of Jake--a night watchman--a protector in the truest sense of the word who finds hope in crickets, friends, teachers, and dreams.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 04/29/2008
ISBN: 9780805097405
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.44d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 122209 / Listening for Crickets
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4