Jumped: A Gritty Young Adult Novel About Choices and Fighting―A National Book Award Finalist - Softcover

Williams-Garcia, Rita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0063079283 ISBN 13: 9780063079281

Verlag: Quill Tree Books, 2021

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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?

• High School Drama: One day, one New York City high school. Three teenage girls—an artist, a basketball player, and a witness—are on a collision course that will change everything.
• Three Unforgettable Voices: Told from the distinct perspectives of Trina, Dominique, and Leticia, every side of the story unfolds in this gripping, fast-paced novel.
• Bullying and Consequences: A single, misunderstood slight spirals into a plan for a violent after-school beatdown. How far will Dominique go, and what will Leticia do about it?
• Gritty Realistic Fiction: A powerful and unflinching look at the choices teens face, the anger they carry, and the social pressures that can lead to violence.

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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Quill Tree Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0063079283
• ISBN 13: 9780063079281
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
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