Nicki swears she can keep the Trevor family safe, but to do so she’ll have to dodge hitmen, cyberbullies, and the specter of standardized testing, all while maintaining her marshal-mandated B-minus average. After all, the bad guys are searching for a family with one kid, not two, and adding a streetwise girl who knows a little something about hiding things may be just what the marshals need. The marshals are looking for the perfect girl to join a mother, father, and son on the run from the nation’s most notorious criminals. Marshals’ best bet to keep a family alive. Nicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. More about Greetings from Witness Protection! You may not think it’s possible to sneak a bunch of references to the Knights of the Round Table into books about Witness Protection or Twitter, but darnit, Jake tries.
That last guy was an Englishman who, while locked up in prison, wrote a massive collection of stories about King Arthur and his buddies. His biggest literary influences are probably people like Mark Twain, Judy Blume, E.B. In fact, if you thought of Jake as a one-dimensional guy who ate, breathed, and dreamed stories, he’d be fine with that. Jake Burt loves writing so much that when he’s not doing it, he’s teaching it…to fifth graders in Connecticut.Īnd yeah, he teaches other stuff, too, like math and social studies and ecology, but writing is his favorite subject. We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we did recording it! Tune in to learn more about Jake’s writing, His life experiences as a 5th grade teacher, What inspired his book, Writing for middle grade kids, his upcoming book and much more.
Greetings from Witness protection! is a great book that describes loneliness, acceptance, and what it’s like to deal with being a teenager and dealing with family life. The main character is a 13 year old girl Nicki and she is special – smart, endearing and strong. We’re excited to have this opportunity to sit down with Jake and take an inside look of his novel, characters, and thoughts about the story. Hey RWYK family! In this episode of Reading with Your Kids Podcast, we’re honoured to connect with Jake Burt, author of middle grade fiction Greetings from Witness protection! and a 5th grade teacher. In Conversation with Jake Burt, author of Greetings from witness Protection Please click here to get your copy today.
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