JUMP
2010, Viking Books for Young Readers
P.K. wants out. Out of town before her parents can ship her off to boarding school, and out West where she can rock climb to her heart's content.
Critter wants out, too. And he's ready to climb anywhere with a girl as cute as P.K. Trouble is, he doesn't know her ...yet.
Jump.
That is what P.K. has done. A totally wild, crazy jump from a restrictive life with her family into a life of total adventure—rock-climbing out west with a guy she barely knows. At first, everything’s amazing. Not only are they climbing in awesomely beautiful national parks like Yosemite but they seem awesomely made for one another. P.K. is in heaven. And then the cops show up . . . with an arrest warrant. And P.K. has to decide who to believe: this amazing guy whom she trusts with her life—or the cops, who want her to believe that he may take her life.
Review excerpts:
“Equal parts entertaining and provocative. An incisive reflection on endurance, independence, belonging, self-knowledge, and love.”
- Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review
“This romantic adventure will please fans of both Anthony Horowitz and Meg Cabot. The climbing sequences are action-packed and intense. The short chapters, unusual topic and alternating first-person voices make this an exceptional choice for reluctant readers.”
- Kirkus Reviews
Elisa Carbone has crafted a high-interest teen adventure . . . Between the action and the danger, the hotness factor, the provocative issues, and the stellar writing throughout, JUMP is the sort of YA novel one should easily be able to sell teens on reading.”
- Richie Partington, MLIS
Awards and Honors:
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011
Cybils Award nominee 2010
Maryland Black Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee 2011-2012
Keystone State Reading Association Young Adult Book Award Nominee 2011
Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee 2012-2013
Richie's Picks Best of 2010
*Starred review Publisher's Weekly
Polish translation