The Edumacation of Jay Baker by Jay Clark

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The Edumacation of Jay Baker by Jay Clark

A few sexy bullet points about Jay: - He is in love with a cheerleader named Cameo Appearance Parnell
- He is forever losing Love-15 to tennis-playing goddess Caroline Richardson
- He rocks a touche array of pop-culture references, jokes, and puns
- His family-life cookie is about to crumble.

Live vicariously through Jay as he faces off against his mortal enemy, gets awkward around his dream girl(s), loses his marbles in a Bermudian love triangle, watches his parents' relationship implode, and, finally, learns to get real and be himself(ish), in The Edumacation of Jay Baker by Jay Clark.

NEW YORK: An Imaginative Story Inspired by Ancient Truths constructs an astonishing alternate scenario featuring two well-known biblical personalities in Christianity. When Mary Magdalene and Isa meet for the first time as youths at a well in Galilee, readers are introduced to them as teenagers. Isa, 16, spends most of his days assisting his father Joseph in fine carpentry work, but his thoughts are on the far eastern nations. He spends his leisure time at the marketplace, listening to merchants tell tales of sages from faraway lands: tales of Zoroaster, Buddha, Vedic seers, and Greek thinkers. Isa is soon picked to travel to Persia with a diplomat's caravan, and after many adventures, he eventually arrives in India.

Mary, unbeknownst to him, has also made her way east. Mary is learning about her family roots for the first time while Isa is researching ashrams, yoga, and Buddhist practices. Despite their individual journeys, they frequently cross paths at sacred places. As they grow, their dreams and visions connect them to their inner divine fires.

The story of Mary and Isa is both biblically familiar and thought-provokingly unique. Readers witness Isa and Mary as they experience the power of unconditional love personally and universally, culminating in the ultimate love narrative, from the Sermon on the Mount and the Crucifixion to excursions beyond the confines of space and time to a place of pure oneness. I created a new story based on well-known hypotheses about Jesus' life, including theories about his lost years in India, his relationship with Mary Magdalene, and the Passion, according to Clark. Clark believes that in order for the globe to remain peaceful and harmonious, society must adopt a multi-cultural, religious, and philosophical perspective.

When the discerning reader re-views the common human legacy through the unique account of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, The Ultimate Love Story coalesces, according to Clark, Homer, Plato, and Socrates with Zoroaster, Moses, Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Shiva, Kali, and many more. Jay Clark received his education in three countries: the United Kingdom, India, and New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in the United Kingdom, a master's degree in India, and a doctorate in New York City. For more than 20 years, Clark has taught English literature, international literature, and religions in New York. The Ultimate Love Story's cross-cultural atmosphere was informed by Clark's cosmopolitan upbringing.

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ISBN 13 9780805092561
ISBN 10 0805092560
Title The Edumacation of Jay Baker
Author Jay Clark
Series Christy Ottaviano Books
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Henry Holt & Company
Year published 2012-01-31
Number of pages 275
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.