Jerk, California

Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Death & Dying

Author: Jonathan Friesen

Read Jonathan Friesen’s posts on the Penguin Blog., , This Schneider Family Book Award winner changed the face of Tourette’s Syndrome for modern teens. Wrought with tension, romance, and hope, Jerk, California tells the story of Sam, who sets out on a cross-country quest to learn the truth about his family and his inherited Tourette’s Syndrome, along the way finding both love….Read More

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