Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (mild danger)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ESSENTIAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
8th grader Jensen is not ready for high school. He’s barely prepared for middle school graduation tomorrow. But with his two best friends beside him, he knows he has support. But when Maleek and Cooper talk him into sneaking out that night to perform a set of dares against Maleek’s crush, Jensen is not prepared for all that the night has to reveal - good and devastating.
Jensen’s extreme anxiety was an initial downer for me, but he kept impressing me along the way. And his sister’s high school and life advice near the end is a masterwork. I need more books with male main characters that aren’t just a comedy - this funny book also has a lot of heart.
I assume Jensen and Cooper are white. Maleek and Jenny Chen are other unspecified ethnicities.
The audiobook copy was provided by libro.fm. Narrated by Jay Reum.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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