Jason

Jerry Spinelli

Now in ninth grade, Jason Herkimer finds that growing up has changed his longtime friendship with Marceline McAllister—and he wants their relationship to become something more. As his friends show off their glamorous, giggly girlfriends, Jason struggles with insecurity, expectations, and the uncertain rules of adolescent romance. With humor, honesty, and keen insight into teenage emotions, the story explores friendship, first love, peer pressure, and the turbulent process of discovering who you are.