Dream Jordan

Dream Jordan sets stories among Brooklyn teenagers facing foster care, friendship, self-image, and difficult relationships. Love Me or Miss Me brings together her novels Hot Girl and Bad Boy in one volume from Wednesday Books. Both stories center on Kate, a girl whose wish for stability is tested. In Hot Girl, a summer friendship and pressure to remake her appearance lead Kate toward reckless choices. Bad Boy returns to her a year later, when a change in foster placement leaves her vulnerable to Percy’s controlling behavior. The combined edition allows readers to follow how Kate’s confidence, family hopes, and understanding of care change across both narratives. Jordan is a Brooklyn native who studied creative writing at NYU and has spoken with students about education and self-awareness. Her direct first-person voice keeps issues attached to one teenager’s decisions rather than turning the books into lectures. Love Me or Miss Me preserves the sequence between the two works and their character arc.