Jailbait

A chance encounter with a man from her past catapults Jade back into her youth as a boy crazy teenager growing up in the Central California beach town of Port Hueneme, California in the 1980’s. Jade’s dysfunctional family life prompts her to retreat into her own world. But can she distinguish fantasy from reality when it comes in such an attractive package? Estranged from her father and tormented by her stepfather, she struggles for attention and validation. Her experiences are at once humorous and poignant. Cook skillfully captures the agonies and thrills of adolescence.