Me & Jay

by W. Royce Adams

Library Journal writes: A happy-ending page-turner for grades 5 to 8 with a solid message? Adams is also the author of Raid on Rairarubia, 2002 Book-of-the-Year finalist for Foreword Magazine. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588320219
• ISBN13: 9781588320216
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Unlimited Publishing
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Adventurous read!

Very adventurous book about Geri and Jay who go looking for adventure and find it. Very suspensful, interesting read. This will be a hit with kids and also a quick read. I will be sure to check out the sequel.

2005 Writers Notes Book Award Winner

Memories of Tom Sawyer riffle through this swift-paced young adult adventure. It turns out that road stories aren't just for adult fans of Kerouac. Quick decisions and seemingly harmless shenanigans lead Geri and Jay into trouble and unfortunate consequences, not the least of which is a harrowing journey while lost in a cave. We appreciate Adams' concise style and an attention to realism that sometimes evades the genre. Thanks.

The best I've read in a long while!

Geraldine Thomas was a thirteen year old tomboy. Her best friend was Jay Thornton, who was always too curious for his own good. Geri's other friend was Randy, who was an oddball to others his age due to his high intelligence. During a hot day Geri suggested hunting up, what the locals called, Blue Pool. It was a an isolated, tear drop shaped, crystal blue lake a few miles away. Many tales circulated about people dying at the lake or disappearing, but Geri and Jay still decide to go. That was only the first of several bad choices the two made that day. Randy was the only one smart enough not to thumb his nose up at danger. He stayed home. Soon Geri and Jay are facing venomous snakes, hopping on and off moving trains, starting a brush fire, finding a new cave, being chased by two mean men out to seriously harm them, and much more! During it all, Geri and Jay become closer and learn some interesting things about each other. ***** Author, W. Royce Adams, writes the way pre- teens and teens talk in today's real world. This makes the story more believable and smoother for the reader. Readers cannot help but learn a few things while reading the story as well, such as what stalactites, stalagmites, and gypsum grotto are. I would not be surprised to see this book win awards! Many will place this book upon their "Keeper" shelves. I sure will! My twelve year old son could hardly wait to get his hands on the book once I was finished. Perfect for fans of "Hardy Boys" and "Nancy Drew", or just for those who enjoy a lot of excitement in their stories! Highly recommended reading here! Don't miss this one! ***** Detra Fitch

As young reader friendly as it is entertaining

When thirteen-year-old Geri and her best friend Jay decide to cool off by finding Blue Pool (and unfrequented, off-limits area known to be dangerous) they discover more than they bargained for as they hop a freight train to take them up river, accidentally start a grass fire, and find themselves chased through a huge, unchartered cave by two men willing to do anything to keep secret what the kids have discovered. The adventures of Geri and Jay bring them one step closer to maturity and acceptance of responsibility, along with the sense of a new, unfamiliar relationship between them. With Me & Jay, author Royce Adams documents an undeniable talent for story telling that is as young reader friendly as it is entertaining.