Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai, Debbi Michiko Florence
Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai, Debbi Michiko Florence
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Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai

Author: Debbi Michiko Florence

Narrator: Sophie Oda

Unabridged: 5 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/03/2021


Synopsis

Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass are sure to fall head-over-heels for this funny, sweet story of crushes, competition, andthe confusing reality of middle school."Heartbreak is for suckers."When Jenna Sakai gets dumped over winter break, it confirms what she learned from her parents' messy divorce: Relationshipsare risky and only lead to disappointment. So even though she still has to see her ex-boyfriend Elliott at newspaper club, Jenna isgoing to be totally heartless this semester -- no boys, just books.But keeping her cool isn't always easy. Jenna's chief competition for a big journalism scholarship is none other than Elliott. Herbest friend Keiko always seems busy with her own boyfriend. And cute-but-incredibly-annoying Rin Watanabe keeps stealing herbooth at the diner she's been hiding at every day after school. Rin is every bit as stubborn and detached as Jenna. And the moreJenna gets to know him, the more intriguing a mystery he seems. Soon Jenna is starting to realize that being a loner is kind of,well, lonely. And letting people in might just be a risk worth taking.

Reviews

Turned out I liked observing Keiko from the side, seeing her from a different angle, from another person's perspective; seeing what her close friends and family think about her. Also at some point Jenna started to remind me of Skye Penderwick. Maybe because I was thinking of re-visiting the third st......more

Goodreads review by CW ✨

My gosh, this was adorable. I read this in tandem with a horror book, so this felt like the soothing balm that I needed. Just Be Cool, Jenna Sekai follows Japanese-American girl Jenna -- who doesn't really believe in relationships and love so much after being dumped by her boyfriend and her parents'......more

Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai is a compulsively-readable middle grade release, perfect for fans of upper middle grade stories. This realistic contemporary novel handles tough themes like the process and reality of parental divorce, a tween experiencing the fall-out of a breakup, kids managing busy schoo......more

Jenna Sakai has just experienced her first ever break up, and with it came not only heartbreak, but the unsettling notion that what she learned from her parents’ divorce was correct: Relationships can be both risky and a major disappointment. Despite having to see her Ex Elliot everyday at newspaper......more