Jenn Cooksey

Jenn Cooksey writes humorous contemporary teen romance built around ensemble friendships, first love, and the mistakes that accompany growing confidence. Within the Grab Your Pole sequence, The Other Fish in the Sea follows Shark Bait and returns to Camie Ramsey and Tristan Daniels after Shark Bait while giving their friends a larger share of the story. Multiple viewpoints broaden the series beyond one couple, allowing Kate, Melissa, Jillian, and the wider group to face separate questions of loyalty, communication, and change. First released in 2013, the novel keeps the aquatic wordplay of the series title while moving its characters into more complicated emotional territory. Cooksey draws on a Southern California sensibility and high-school social dynamics, balancing comedy with consequences that test the group's bonds. The Other Fish in the Sea works as both a continuation of Camie and Tristan's relationship and an expansion of the community that makes the Grab Your Pole sequence an ensemble story.