Cooper Clay is a seventeen-year-old male and the “Jock” of the Bayview Four because he plays baseball. He is shown to be kind, caring and charismatic. Not only is baseball very meaningful to Cooper and his dad, but he is also exceptional at playing the sport, so his goal is to get a scholarship for it. But his dad is putting a lot of pressure on him and he doesn´t repsect him when he tells him that he is gay. He is also deeply in love with Kris.
At first, it is thought that his secret is that he takes steroids to enhance his sports performances, however this is not the case at all. Jake Riordan had asked Simon Kelleher to change the secret to something untrue, due to not wanting people to know he has a gay friend. His real secret is that he is gay and is in a relationship with a German underwear model called Kris.
He was initially shy and scared of people judging him when he was out with Kris, and kept his distance. After meeting with the other three of the Bayview Four, he kissed Kris, and was not shy of people criticizing him because he was gay.
Appearance[]
Cooper has pretty blond hair d light brown eyes. Bronwyn even pointed out that he was really tan. Because he is a baseball player he is also in really good shape. Everyone thinks that he is a good-looking, handsome boy.
Relationships[]
In the beginning of the book he is together with keely, the most popular girl in school. but he didn´t feel the passion between them and lost feelings so he broke up with her. He realied he was gay when the relationship was still official, so he practiaclly cheated on her by texting/meeting kris. in the end he started a relationship with kris.
Family[]
His dad wants him to get a good scholarship and puts him under a lot of pressure. Cooper has a good relatentionship with his grandma and she knows what bothers him even if he doesn´t say anything. she just wants him to be himself. he grew up in a wealthy household.