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Content levels
ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild
Trigger warnings
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Hero archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Jason feels alone and misunderstood when his best friend moves away, his father plans to remarry, and his step-brother-to-be is a high school basketball star, until he starts an online relationship with a girl from Hawaii.
Is To Jaykae: Life Stinx appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A contemporary YA novel about a lonely teen navigating family changes and finding connection through online friendship. Deals with blended family adjustment and teenage isolation in a wholesome, age-appropriate way.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include divorce and abandonment.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Jason's struggles to find his place when everything in his life is changing and he feels like the outsider.
Tags
Contemporary RealismRomance SubplotFamily Drama