Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai

Debbi Michiko Florence

Aug 2021 · Scholastic Audio · Narrated by Sophie Oda

About this audiobook

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.

About the author

Debbi Michiko Florence is the author of Keep It Together, Keiko Carter, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection and New England Book Award finalist, Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai, and the Jasmine Toguchi chapter books. A third-generation Japanese American and native Californian, Debbi lives in Connecticut with her husband, rescue dog, and rabbit. Visit her online at debbimichikoflorence.com.