Jump by Elisa Carbone
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Jan.22, 2012, under Adventure, Mental Health, Real life, Romance, Sam's Reviews, Sports
Who would like this book? People, grades 8 and up, who like rock climbing and/or edgy romances and/or stories about runaways.
Why? P.K.’s parents have decided to send her to boarding school, so she makes plans to run away to do some challenging climbs. Critter’s parents had him committed to a mental institution after he attempts suicide and gains a spiritual perspective on living. He escapes from the institution and crosses paths with P.K in her climbing gym just as her friends decline to go with her on her climbing escapade. Critter, of course, agrees to go with her and the plot takes off from there. P.K. and Critter trade off as narrators, allowing the reader to get to know each of them intimately. The complexity of their struggles and the intensity of their climbing adventures as runaways combine for a thought-provoking adventure that I couldn’t put down.
The details: 272 pp. 2010 Review by Samrarian
