The Applewhites are an artistic family made up of furniture-making patriarch Zebediah, his two sons Archie, a sculptor, and Randolph, a theatre director, and their respective wives, Lucille, a poet, and Sybil, a bestselling mystery novelist. He is a foul-mouthed smoker bent on making his stay at the Applewhite home short lived. All his life, people have been telling Jake that he's a bad kid and that no one has high expectations for his future. Jake has dyed red hair gelled into spikes, an eyebrow ring, and he wears all black clothing. The experience of living with this open-minded and loving family changes Jake's view of the world and ultimately of himself.įrom the moment Jake Semple steps foot on Wit's End, the sprawling land owned by the eccentric Applewhite family, he knows he doesn't belong. Surviving the Applewhites is the story of thirteen-year-old Jake Semple who after accidentally burning down his school, has been forced to live with an eccentric artist family to avoid being sent to a juvenile detention center.
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