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

Williams-Garcia, Rita

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060760931 ISBN 13 : 9780060760939

Editeur : Quill Tree Books, 2020

Synopsis

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?

• Multiple POV: Told from the clashing perspectives of the Victim, the Bully, and the Bystander, where the truth depends on who’s telling it.
• YA Bullying Books: A raw, unflinching look at high school violence and the social pressures that lead to a girl fight.
• Choices and Consequences: Leticia is the only one who knows what’s coming for Trina. Her choice—to speak up or stay silent—will change everything.
• Realistic Fiction for Teens: A National Book Award finalist that captures the authentic voices and tough realities of life in a big-city high school.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Acclaimed author Rita Williams-Garcia gives readers an intimate, gritty portrayal of three very different teens on the day when everything collides.

Trina: "Hey," I say, though I don't really know them. It's okay if they don't speak. I know how it is. They can't all be Trina.

Dominique: Some stupid little flit cuts right between us and is like, "Hey." I slam my fist into my other hand because she's as good as jumped.

Leticia: Girl fights are ugly. Girl fights are personal. And who's to say I wasn't seeing it from the wrong angle?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quill Tree Books
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060760931
• ISBN 13: 9780060760939
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
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