Jason and Marceline
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Jason and Marceline is a 1986
young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli
. It is the sequel to Space Station Seventh Grade
.
, Jason squeezes Marceline's breasts because hers aren't that big, and the two begin to have a fallout. During a walk for hunger, Richie comes back with a hot girl named Cricket
, and the two make out behind a bush. After seeing this, Jason tries to change Marceline so she can look nicer, but one day Richie gets a hickey
in his chest, and Jason's parents start to worry. They also found out that Jason was tailgating and smoking at a football game, but they let him be. Jason also tries to french kiss Marceline, and succeeds, but she is upset that he tries to change her because she likes being herself, and not someone who is wanted. They soon break up because Marceline cannot handle the pressure of Jason wanting to change her.
Marceline: The goody-goody genius
. She wants Jason to be who he once was, not what his friends want him to be.
The Gang: Jason's group of wild friends who enjoy drinking, smoking, girls, and parties, some things Jason is not too comfortable with.
Jewel: The girl every guy drools after. She is dating Peter Kim. But she can't help the way she looks and she wants people to see her as who she is and not what she looks like.
1986 in literature
The year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Michael Grade. Controller of BBC One, axes plans to televise Ian Curteis's The Falklands Play.-New books:*Kingsley Amis - The Old Devils...
young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli
Jerry Spinelli
Jerry Spinelli is an author of children's novels on adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for the novels Maniac Magee and Wringer....
. It is the sequel to Space Station Seventh Grade
Space Station Seventh Grade
Space Station Seventh Grade is a young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli, published in 1982; it was his debut novel. It was inspired by an odd event when one of his six children ate some fried chicken that he had been saving for the next day.-Plot summary:...
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Plot summary
Jason wants to get sexually active with Marceline when he sees a new girl named Jewel who has very big breasts. Jason learns new things, such as smoking and drinking. One day, when Jason and Marceline play ScrabbleScrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. Official reference works provide a list...
, Jason squeezes Marceline's breasts because hers aren't that big, and the two begin to have a fallout. During a walk for hunger, Richie comes back with a hot girl named Cricket
G-spot
The Gräfenberg Spot, often called the G-Spot, is a bean-shaped area of the vagina. Many women report that it is an erogenous zone which, when stimulated, can lead to strong sexual arousal, powerful orgasms and female ejaculation...
, and the two make out behind a bush. After seeing this, Jason tries to change Marceline so she can look nicer, but one day Richie gets a hickey
Hickey
A Hickey is a mark on the skin caused by amorous contact.Hickey may also refer to:* Hickey , including list of people with the surname* Hickey , melodic" punk band from San Francisco's Mission District...
in his chest, and Jason's parents start to worry. They also found out that Jason was tailgating and smoking at a football game, but they let him be. Jason also tries to french kiss Marceline, and succeeds, but she is upset that he tries to change her because she likes being herself, and not someone who is wanted. They soon break up because Marceline cannot handle the pressure of Jason wanting to change her.
Characters
Jason: The main character. He really is a nice kid but he can't help but be like all the other kids in his grade.Marceline: The goody-goody genius
Genius
Genius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight....
. She wants Jason to be who he once was, not what his friends want him to be.
The Gang: Jason's group of wild friends who enjoy drinking, smoking, girls, and parties, some things Jason is not too comfortable with.
Jewel: The girl every guy drools after. She is dating Peter Kim. But she can't help the way she looks and she wants people to see her as who she is and not what she looks like.