Jenna Bloom

## Jenna

**Jenna Bloom**, Jen for short, is one of the main characters in the *Summer Camp Secrets* series.

## Biography

Jenna lives in New Jersey with her mother and three siblings: twin brother Adam and older siblings Matt and Stephanie. *Prankster Queen* unveiled that her parents had a divorce which became tough on her, resulting in her pulling numerous pranks as a coping mechanism.

Her friend at home is Nicole, who is known to throw big parties every weekend, while her best friend at camp is Alex since they share their love of sports. She only had one boyfriend in the entire series, David, who occasionally helped her plan her pranks.

### Appearance

Jenna has long, brown curly hair that she either kept down or pulled into a ponytail but her eye colour was never stated. In *Camp Confidential* *Reunion* she had her hair straightened.

## Personality

Jenna is pegged as a 'master prankster' due to her love of practical jokes; in *Three's a Crowd* it was stated she is at risk of being sent home if she pulls another prank. She has a hint of tomboyishness, which is stated in three different books:

> "*She's kind of a tomboy.*"
> ― Natalie's letter to Hannah in *Miss Manhattan*
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> "*Jenna was a major tomboy*"
> ― *Three's a Crowd*
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> "*Her uptalking betrayed the fact that Jenna was a tomboy by nature, way more into layups than lip gloss.*"
> ― *Reunion*
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Despite being labelled as a tomboy, Jenna did not exhibit many behaviours regarding the trope, and has been shown wanting to wear blush in *Little Miss Not-So-Perfect*. She has also been called a jock and is a big eater, gouging on as much food as possible, such as eating eleven pies in the pie eating contest in *Just My Luck*.

## Relationships

* **Mrs Bloom:** Jenna's mother. She sends her and Adam care packages consisting of junk food to help them cope before and after the divorce. Her first name was revealed as Christine in *Prankster Queen*.
* **Mr Bloom:** Jenna's father. In *Blogging Buddies* he makes his four children uncomfortable due to having the same routine when they spend the weekend at his house. His first name was revealed as David in *Prankster Queen*.
* **Adam Bloom:** Jenna's twin brother.
* **Matt:** Jenna's older brother. He sends her bumper stickers when she is at camp. He is mentioned several times but has never physically appeared.
* **Stephanie Bloom:** Jenna's older sister who is best friends with Marissa at camp. She makes two appearances in *Prankster Queen* and *Blogging Buddies* and was mentioned in *Three's a Crowd* but was never mentioned or physically appeared throughout the rest of the series.
* **Nicole:** Jenna's school friend in New Jersey. She boasts about throwing great parties and invites Jenna, but Jenna finds it too similar to her dad's. She was never mentioned again or physically appeared throughout the rest of the series.
* **Alex Kim:** Jenna's best friend at camp.
* **Sarah Peyton:** Jenna's friend at camp.
* **David Carson:** Jenna's friend and on/off boyfriend.

## Books

### Prankster Queen

   Jenna receives a care package of cupcakes from her mother. She and her bunk learn at dinner about an upcoming camp social, with Jenna and Chelsea becoming part of the committee. The next day, Jenna becomes shaken up at the prospect of diving due to her fear; she later feels better as she, Alex and Grace perform an initiation prank on Natalie, Alyssa and Chelsea. Jenna eventually becomes agitated at her friends talking about the social and her brother Adam for acting "perfect". Chelsea comforts her and suggests pulling a prank. The night before the social, the girls help Alyssa dye her hair, which fails. At the social, Jenna is unhappy which in turn results in her and Chelsea bringing the animals from the nature shack, causing chaos. She is scolded by Dr. Steve and has a heart-to-heart with her mother during Visiting Day, being joined by her siblings and father. Jenna comes to terms with the divorce and thinks ahead positively.

### Blogging Buddies

   Following on from the summer, Jenna is spending the weekend at her dad's house with her siblings, only to become unimpressed with the way things are, such as ordering takeaway and watching movies, as they have done identical things with their mother. At school, Jenna learns she missed out on parties being thrown by Nicole, vowing to attend one herself. She fakes an illness and manages to attend Nicole's party, but discovers it is anything but fun. Jenna's mother is furious at her daughter's motives, but allows her to stay home. Jenna participates with Natalie, Grace and Alex for Chelsea's surprise at the upcoming Camp Lakeview reunion.

### Just My Luck

Jenna is looking forward to Colour War and meets new camper Blake. After breaking her leg, she becomes miserable and jealous of Alex participating in sports whereas she is disallowed. Pranks start springing up and the bunk suspect its Jenna being bored. She discovers its actually Blake's doing and tries to prove its not her to no avail. At the camp banquet, sprinklers are set off and Dr. Steve scolds Jenna, but Pete takes the blame. Jenna and Blake save the final banquet by hosting a camp fire and bringing candy, and Jenna promises no more pranks after pulling one on Blake.

### Fun and Games

Jenna invites several friends to her dad's lake house to make up for the reunion split. She finds out her old crush, David, was invited by Adam and he comes with them to the lake. During their time, Jenna and David take part in a competition and Jenna discovers her crush on him has returned. Jenna and her friends keep caution since David was dating Sarah, and they admit they like each other. After returning home, Jenna receives an email from Sarah explaining she and David have broken up, and Jenna calls her to talk about her not coming back to camp and her softball game.

## Trivia

* Her nickname is 'Boo' because of her love of peek-a-boo when she was a toddler.
* Her IM name is Aries8.
	+ Aries is a star sign for people born between 21st March and 20th April, meaning Jenna could be born in the spring.
* Jenna was the first character branded as a tomboy, the second was Priya.