The Jake Show

SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-jake-show.html 

in Joshua S. Levy's middle grade novel, The Jake Show, TV-obsessed Jake sees life in terms of shows. His parents divorce is like his favorite show getting cancelled, and now he's stuck playing two roles, Yaakov for his religious mother and Jacob for his secular father. Jake has to concoct a web of lies to get to a summer camp where he can just be himself. Will that end well? Tune in to my conversation with Joshua Levy and find out! 

LEARN MORE:

• Joshua Levy's website: JoshuaSimonLevy.com
• TV Tropes: The Two Timer Date

Look at the SHOW NOTES to find a transcript and more!