SuitabookEasy
Kerry Cohen Hoffmann
- Reading
- Consider checking in after the opening scene, then let Jessica's changing choices lead the discussion. The ending and the extent of the later sexual material are unclear.
- Themes
- Attention and risk: Jessica discovers she can attract attention from men and boys while not recognising the risks of her behaviour. The summary connects her search for attention with risk, but does not show how the narrative evaluates her choices.
- Feeling neglected at home: Jessica feels neglected by her divorced parents and distant older sister. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The opening includes a boy exposing his penis to twelve-year-old Jessica, who runs away. This explicit, unsettling moment may be worth knowing about before reading together.