Synopses & Reviews
Meet Jay Baker . . . or, as he is not-so-affectionately called by his opponent in the freshman class presidential election (and by members of the high school football team): Gay Baker.
A few important things to know about Jay:
1. He is in love with his best friend, cheerleading dynamo Cameo “Appearance” Parnell.
2. He is rocking an unfortunate case of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
3. He has the largest storehouse of pop culture references, jokes, and puns in the history of fifteen-year-olds.
4. He is about to uncover a horrifying family secret that will turn his world upside down.
Root for Jay as he faces off against his mortal enemy, gets awkward around his dream girl, loses himself in a Bermudan love triangle, watches his parents relationship implode in a series of Maury Povich-inspired events, and, finally, learns to get real and be himself.
Review
“Readers eager to give both their hearts and their brains an energetic workout will enjoy this mash-up.” —BCCB
* “Jays smarts, originality, and warmth make the old teen trope of the hot girl(s) falling for the doofus guy actually believable.” —Booklist, starred review
Review
“Readers eager to give both their hearts and their brains an energetic work-out will enjoy this mash-up…”--BCCB “Jays smarts, originality, and warmth make the old teen trope of the hot girl(s) falling for the doofus guy actually believable.”--Booklist, Starred Review
Synopsis
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).
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Synopsis
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 touché 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.
About the Author
Jay Clark has written essays and articles for The Washington Post and Tennis magazine. A former resident of Ohio, he now lives in Virginia. The Edumacation of Jay Baker is his debut young adult novel.