Jiu-Jitsu Girl
by Jennifer Dutton
Publisher
Jolly Fish Press
Publication
Jan 24, 2023
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
14.99
Dimensions
8 x 5.25 in
ISBN
9781631636929
Pages
272
Age
8 - 14 years
Category
Middle Grade Fiction
Rights Sold
🌍 World Wide Rights Available
Description
Author(s)
Jennifer Dutton
Related Titles
| Publisher | North Star Editions |
| Publication | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 9781631636929 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Age | 8 - 14 |
| Price | $14.99 |
Categories
Middle Grade Fiction
BISAC Codes
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence
JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
Jiu-Jitsu Girl
by Jennifer Dutton
What’s more terrifying than being forced into a coed combat wrestling martial art by your own mother? Sixth grade.
Angie Larson hates Jiu-Jitsu. Like many twelve-year-old girls, she fails to find the glamour in a martial art that embraces zero personal space and choking as an end goal. Seriously, people choke her, drip sweat on her face, and even wrap their legs around her neck. It’s the worst. Instead, she idolizes the seemingly perfect kids at her school who do “normal” activities like dance or soccer. But just when it seems like Angie is about to be accepted by them, her mom enrolls her in a Jiu-Jitsu tournament and begins a relationship with the sweatiest coach on the planet. And to make things more complicated, Angie develops a close friendship with a boy who is definitely not part of the “cool” crowd.
Angie must decide who she is while making some painful decisions both on and off the mat. Is she a dance girl, a soccer girl, a nothing girl . . . or a Jiu-Jitsu girl?
Author

Jennifer Dutton
Jennifer Dutton is an author of middle grade fiction, a teacher, and a ninja. At the ripe old age of seven, she started selling original manuscripts in lieu of lemonade at a neighborhood stand. This tendency progressed to a career writing in the finance industry. In need of a dramatic career change, Jennifer earned a master's degree in education and has since worked in a variety of elementary and middle grade classrooms where she has the privilege of being a keen observer of the life experience. Her writing reflects the diversity and resilience she witnesses firsthand. After wrestling with kids during the day, she spars with adults at night. She is a black belt in taekwondo and a practitioner of mixed martial arts. She currently lives in Washington, DC, with her spectacular husband, wonderful children, and rascally dogs.
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