Jumping the Scratch, Sarah Weeks
Jumping the Scratch, Sarah Weeks
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Jumping the Scratch

Author: Sarah Weeks

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 3 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/01/2013

Synopsis

Award-winning author Sarah Weeks is critically acclaimed for her numerous best-selling books for children of all ages. In Jumping the Scratch, she tells the tale of Jamie Reardon, who has always been told that bad things happen in threes. So when his father leaves, his cat dies, and his Aunt Sapphy is in an accident that makes it impossible for her to create new memories, he figures life has to get better soon. Enter Audrey Krouch, who smells like onions, wears huge glasses without lenses, and claims to have ESP. As peculiar as she is, it is Audrey who helps Jamie turn his life around.

About Sarah Weeks

Sarah Weeks has written more than fifty books for young readers. Some of her picture books include Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash, Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth!, and Glamourpuss. Her bestselling novel, So B. It, is a feature-length film starring Alfre Woodard and Talitha Bateman. Ms. Weeks visits thousands of students in elementary and middle schools across the country every year. She is also an adjunct professor in the prestigious MFA Writing for Children and Young Adults program at the New School. Sarah lives in Nyack, New York, with her husband, Jim Fyfe, and their dog, Mia. You can visit her online at sarahweeks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Isabella on March 25, 2025

well, Jamie was was traumatized, in a context of poverty, an aunt with amnesia, an absent mother, an indifferent teacher... real, controversial, leaves the reader to imagine a traumatic episode, interesting.........more

Goodreads review by Kelly on July 16, 2008

Definitely not as good as her 2008 award winner, So B. It, this has similar themes surrounding the main character. The young boy in this story has an Aunt that suffers from memory loss. In So B. It, the young female character has a mother struggling with memory loss, but it is more severe and has ma......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on August 30, 2008

I adored Heidi in her novel So B. It, so I was eager to read this one as well. I think what makes her books so good is that the characters and the way they see the world are so charming, innocent, but still wise. I listened to both of these books on audio, so I'm curious if I would feel differently......more

Goodreads review by Linda on January 02, 2013

So B. It was a five star read for me in 2012, and thus I'm compelled to read other books by Sarah Weeks. This one did not disappoint and Weeks is an author I'll follow. When Jamie and his mother move to northern Michigan to live with and assist his Aunt Sapphy, the transition is difficult. Abandoned by......more

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