My Life Begins!

From the celebrated author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan, comes another humorous and poignant early middle grade novel. My Life Begins! explores how life begins for Jacob when his triplet sisters are born, and how siblings get to know each other as time, and love, evolve.
Jacob is nine years old when his life changes.
He wants a litter of puppies. But instead his parents have a different surprise. Jacob will be an older brother soon. And there won't be only one new baby. There will be three! When the triplets are born, Jacob thinks puppies are cuter. The babies look identical to him and he gives them a name: ?the Trips.?
For a school science project, Jacob decides to study the Trips. It feels like magic as they begin to smile, talk, and grow. Slowly, he gets to know each of them. They call his mother ?Mama? and his father ?Da.? But what will they call him? One day, one of the Trips calls him ?Jay.?
As each of the triplets become unique and more special with each day, Jacob starts to wonder if ?the Trips? is still a good name for them. They aren't puppies, or a bunch of bananas, and they aren't just ?the Trips? anymore. What should he call them that will show what they mean to him? Can he figure out their ?forever name?? And will he ever get a puppy?

About the author

Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. She was also the author of many beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily.

Summary

My Life Begins! explores how life begins for Jacob when his triplet sisters are born, and how siblings get to know each other as time, and love, evolve.Jacob is nine years old when his life changes. He wants a litter of puppies.

Additional text

"Newbery-winner MacLachlan's spare but elegant prose touches on themes of self-confidence, the writer's craft, and the sense of well-being that can come from pet ownership. This book will please younger readers and inspire would-be wordsmiths."

Product details

• Authors: Patricia MacLachlan, MacLachlan Patricia
• Publisher: Tegen, Katherine
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780063116016
• ISBN: 978-0-06-311601-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 203 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / New Baby, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Science Fiction / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy / General