Jumped, Rita WilliamsGarcia
Jumped, Rita WilliamsGarcia
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Jumped

Author: Rita Williams-Garcia

Narrator: Shari Peele, Cherise Boothe, Blanca Busquets, Mark Turetsky

Unabridged: 3 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/14/2010

Synopsis

In this 2009 National Book Award finalist, Rita Williams-Garcia proves that she has an "uncanny ability to project unique voices" (Publishers Weekly). Jumped is told in alternating points of view between three girls as they struggle to make tough choices when they become involved in a fight at their urban high school. "So well observed that the characters seem to leap off the page ."-Publishers Weekly

About Rita Williams-Garcia

Rita Williams-Garcia's Newbery Honor Book, One Crazy Summer, was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and a New York Times bestseller. The two sequels, P.S. Be Eleven and Gone Crazy in Alabama, were both Coretta Scott King Author Award winners and ALA Notable Children’s Books. Her novel Clayton Byrd Goes Underground was a National Book Award finalist and winner of the NAACP Image Award for Youth/Teen Literature. Rita is also the author of five other distinguished novels for young adults: Jumped, a National Book Award finalist; No Laughter Here, Every Time a Rainbow Dies (a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book), Fast Talk on a Slow Track (all ALA Best Books for Young Adults); and Blue Tights. Rita Williams-Garcia lives in Jamaica, New York, with her husband and has two adult daughters. You can visit her online at ritawg.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia on July 29, 2010

All this talk leading up to one event-- jumping Trina because she cut in front of hot-headed Dominique who already has anger issues with not being able to play basketball because of her poor grades. It's a quick and easy read (I did it in about an hour) from ALA's quick picks for reluctant readers.......more

Goodreads review by Tenecia on April 28, 2015

Interesting read!, this book really expresses the overall meaning of high school drama. Good story line .......more

Goodreads review by Cris on February 05, 2023

This book shows how messed up kids have gotten, sadly it realistically accurate. Trina thinks she is all that. She is a cute and happy teenager talented in art. Without even knowing it she makes another girl so mad she decides she is going to jump her after school. The book explains the girls day.......more

Goodreads review by Lyle on February 03, 2023

Its a decent book, quick read. I think it would resonate well with people who aren’t big readers but want to do their toe in. It draws you in but is not complicated by any means.......more

Goodreads review by Cory on March 26, 2014

I Say this book is for older adults to Young Adults of Both genders would be able to read this book. Why, because this book changes characters each Chapter. It would be harder for younger people to pay attention on what is going on. Because kids have a short attentions spend. To be honest I barley......more

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