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Stepping Off by Jordan Sonnenblick

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Stepping Off

Jordan Sonnenblick

Scholastic Inc. · Hardcover · June 4, 2024

Reading lane: YA Divorce & Marriage Stories

Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Summer Road

A straightforward, easy-entry read with teen-focused stakes and room to settle in.

Come here for

  • Accessible YA voice
  • Summer-road-trip energy

Expect

  • Divorce-and-change themes in a teen register

Book Details

Authors
Jordan Sonnenblick
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published
June 4, 2024
Format
Hardcover
Theme
YA Divorce & Marriage Stories · New Experiences for Teens
Reading lane
YA Divorce & Marriage Stories

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Publisher Categories

  • Coming of Age

  • YA Divorce & Marriage Stories

  • Emotions & Feelings for Teens

About This Book

Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember. In the summer of 2019, as Jesse is about to enter his junior year of high school in New York City, he desperately wants to believe the slogan is true. For one thing, the two girls he loves -- equally and desperately -- are in Pennsylvania, and all t...

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Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember. In the summer of 2019, as Jesse is about to enter his junior year of high school in New York City, he desperately wants to believe the slogan is true. For one thing, the two girls he loves -- equally and desperately -- are in Pennsylvania, and all the stresses and pressures of his daily life and school are in New York. But when his parents stop talking to each other, it gets harder and harder for Jesse to maintain his dream life in Pennsylvania. And when Covid shuts New York City down in March 2020 just days after Jesse’s mother leaves his father, Jesse's worlds collide.

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