Shermy and Shake: the two unlikeliest friends . or are they? Get a jump start on this fun series with a bind-up of the first two adventures. The new kid next door, Shake, is nothing like Shermy. And Shermy is nothing like Shake. It might take all summer for the two boys to figure out how to get along--right in time for Shake start at Shermy's school! Uh-oh. Will they manage to strike up a friendship--and if they do, can the friendship last? Enjoy two books in one from Newbery Honor-winning author Kirby Larson and illustrator Shinji Fujioka. Contains the first two books in the Shermy and Shake series: Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-New Kid.