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category: Children's Fiction
published: Mar 2011
ISBN:9781926920276
publisher: Second Story Press

Leap

by Jodi Lundgren

tagged: adolescence
Description

Natalie’s passion is dance, and she’s looking forward to a summer of perfecting her technique at dance camp. Plus, she’s just turned fifteen – a momentous age that means she’s now officially a grown-up. But while her mom doesn’t seem to have got the memo, Kevin, her best friend Sasha’s older brother, has. Caught up with the excitement of Kevin’s attention, their relationship quickly becomes intimate and all-consuming. Over the summer, Natalie goes from being in love and lust with Kevin to realizing that he is not the guy she thought he was. The worst is that she may have lost her friendship with Sasha. When Natalie turns to her single mom for advice, she gets a shock. Her mom has fallen in love with a woman.

Losing her virginity, dealing with her new understanding of her mother, and trying to re-negotiate her friendships, Natalie turns to dancing as the only certain thing in a life full of questions. When a new teacher introduces her to modern dance, she gains confidence and a new sense of herself.

Girls will be drawn to Leap’s frank discussion of first love, first times – sex, drinking, break-ups – and the struggle between doing what feels right and doing things to please others.

About the Author
Jodi Lundgren grew up in Victoria dancing and writing. Later on, she trained and performed as a dancer while pursuing a Ph.D. in English in Seattle. She has published one other novel, Touched (2009) and her short stories and creative non-fiction have appeared in numerous magazines. She now teaches English and Creative Writing at Camosun College in Victoria, British Columbia.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
14 to 18
Grade:
12
Reading age:
13 to 18

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