Books by Jennifer Baker and Complete Book Reviews
Jennifer Baker, Author Archway Paperbacks $3.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-671-00222-0
The debut books in Baker's lightweight He Said/She Said series will provide relief for young adults worried that school is keeping them away from the action on TV soaps: these are teen-tailored versions of those formulaic and sluggishly paced plots...
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Jennifer Baker, Author Scholastic $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-46313-3
Though its title and opening scenario have a decided soap-opera tinge, Baker's novel is a good deal more substantial than these elements suggest. The inaugural installment of the First Comes Love series introduces two likable teenagers: Julie, who...
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Jennifer Baker, Author Scholastic $3.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-48323-0
The two-book Last Summer, First Love series gets off to a schmaltzy start with this cliche-ridden tearjerker. Holly Paige has just spent most of her senior year in bed, suffering from lupus. Though the disease is now in remission, the girl is...
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Jennifer Baker. Penguin/Paulsen, $19.99 (400p) ISBN 978‑0‑593-40684‑7
Fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels, who is half Black and half Chinese, has been in juvenile detention for 22 days, since her decision to drive home drunk from a party resulted in her seven-year-old sister Vivian’s death. Now, she’s awaiting her
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