Rockstar Book Tours presents... STEPPING OFF by Jordan Sonnenblick - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the STEPPING OFF by Jordan Sonnenblick Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway before you check out the other sites participating!

 

Title: STEPPING OFF

Author: Jordan Sonnenblick

Pub. Date: June 4, 2024

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 336

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/STEPPING-OFF 

Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember. In the summer of 2019, as Jesse is about to enter his junior year of high school in New York City, he desperately wants to believe the slogan is true. For one thing, the two girls he loves -- equally and desperately -- are in Pennsylvania, and all the stresses and pressures of his daily life and school are in New York.

But when his parents stop talking to each other, it gets harder and harder for Jesse to maintain his dream life in Pennsylvania. And when Covid shuts New York City down in March 2020 just days after Jesse’s mother leaves his father, Jesse's worlds collide.

 

 

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A coming of age story from the male perspective with a look at just what it meant to be a teen on the cusp of it all when Covid strikes. As if growing up wasn't hard enough, let's throw an isolating pandemic into the mix!

We all had our own experiences with the shutdown. Figuring out how to manage our time and sanity while we stayed at least 6 feet away from everyone, and then the reintroduction to everyone and everything once again. Sounds easy, but we know it wasn't. Jesse handles it as well as can be expected, but the other challenges life is throwing at him make it seem a little less somehow. Can he survive the impact on his world from things outside of his control? Will his relationships survive the emotional fallout? All good reasons to pick this one up, find your favorite cozy reading spot, and take the plunge....

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About Jordan Sonnenblick:

Jordan Sonnenblick is the author of the acclaimed Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, After Ever After, Notes from the Midnight Driver, Zen and the Art of Faking It, Falling Over Sideways, and The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade. He lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children.

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~~~ Giveaway ~~~

1 winner will receive a finished copy of STEPPING OFF, US Only.

Ends July 16th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

6/17/2024	kaylyn_s_booknook	IG Post
6/18/2024	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt/IG Post
6/19/2024	YA Books Central	Interview/IG Post
6/20/2024	onemused	IG Post
6/21/2024	@dharashahauthor	Review/IG Post
6/22/2024	@thepagelady	IG Review

Week Two:

6/23/2024	@dana.loves.books	Review/IG Post/TikTok Post
6/24/2024	GryffindorBookishnerd	IG Review
6/25/2024	@enthuse_reader	IG Review/TikTok Post
6/26/2024	@evergirl200	IG Review
6/27/2024	Lifestyle of Me	Review
6/28/2024	Brandi Danielle Davis	IG Review/TikTok Post
6/29/2024	nerdophiles	Review

Week Three:

6/30/2024	Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's	Review/IG Post
7/1/2024	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post
7/2/2024	@amysbookshelf82	IG Review
7/3/2024	A Blue Box Full of Books	IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post
7/4/2024	@stargirls.magical.tale	IG Review
7/5/2024	Michelle, The Book Critic	Review/IG Post
7/6/2024	anitralovesbooksanddogs	IG Review

Week Four:

7/7/2024	Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers	Review/IG Post
7/8/2024	Review Thick And Thin	Review/IG Post
7/9/2024	pick a good book	Review/IG Post
7/10/2024	The Momma Spot	Review
7/11/2024	Fire and Ice	Review/IG Post
7/12/2024	Two Points of Interest	Review/IG Post

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!