Jumped

Beloved author Rita Williams-Garcia intertwines the lives of three very different teens in this fast-paced, gritty narrative about choices and the impact that even the most seemingly insignificant ones can have. A National Book Award finalist. One day. One huge New York City high school. Three girls, headed toward one slow-motion collision. There''s Trina , a pretty, self-involved artist who''s sure she''s bringing beauty and color to the lives of everyone around her, regardless of what they really think. There''s Leticia , who skates by on minimal effort; she''s more interested in her cell phone, her nails, and gossip than school. And there''s Dominique , an angry basketball player who''s been benched for low grades. When Trina unknowingly offends Dominique, Dominique decides that it''s going down--after school, she''s going to jump Trina. Trina has no idea. And Leticia is the only witness to Dominique''s rage, the only one who could stop the beatdown from coming. But does she want to get involved in this mess?

About the author

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. She is also the author of the NAACP Image Award–winning and National Book Award finalist Clayton Byrd Goes Underground; A Sitting in St. James, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner and Los Angeles Times Book Award winner; Like Sisters on the Homefront, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; Blue Tights; and four ALA Best Books for Young Adults: Jumped, a National Book Award finalist; No Laughter Here; Every Time a Rainbow Dies, a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book; and Fast Talk on a Slow Track. Rita Williams-Garcia lives in Jamaica, New York, with her husband and has two adult daughters. You can visit her online at ritawg.com.

Product details

• Authors: Rita Williams-Garcia, Williams-Garcia Rita
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 13
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.12.2010
• EAN: 9780060760939
• ISBN: 978-0-06-076093-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 181 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Interest age: from c 12 years, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Girls & Women *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / Contemporary *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Violence *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Bullying *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Art *, Relating to African American / Black American people, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: African American & Black