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Bridge Jumping
In Bridge Jumping the reader meets April Sawyer at the end of sixth grade. At this point, she's just like every other kid in her class. She has her two best friends, Hannah and Jess, and aspirations of someday sitting at the cool table in the school cafeteria. She loves life and adventure and prides herself in being a daredevil.
April’s uncomplicated innocence is shattered early in the seventh grade. She undergoes a traumatic experience, becomes ill and is forced to miss three months of school. During this time she recognizes the face in mirror less and less and struggles to hold on to the image of herself as a brave daredevil.
The reader is welcomed inside April’s head and heart as she deals with the scary reality of living with Graves Disease. April is frank and honest about how it feels to lose sight of the healthy girl she was.
When April returns to school, she discovers the worst of the experience has yet to come. While she was out, rumors had abounded about where she was, and why she was gone. She finds herself in a very different place, socially – she is ostracized. The cool table not only seems impossibly far away now, it's no longer even a thought in her head. The only thing she can think about is getting through each day – the teasing and name calling – and getting back to the safety of her home.
By the end of the book, April comes to realize that all she really needs to survive the treacherous journey of middle school is the love and support of her family, a true, strong belief in herself and one good friend.
April’s journey, her survival, is inspiring. For those who have been through similar experiences, it is comforting. For others, perhaps it will be eye-opening – shedding light on the ramifications of their own words and actions.
April’s uncomplicated innocence is shattered early in the seventh grade. She undergoes a traumatic experience, becomes ill and is forced to miss three months of school. During this time she recognizes the face in mirror less and less and struggles to hold on to the image of herself as a brave daredevil.
The reader is welcomed inside April’s head and heart as she deals with the scary reality of living with Graves Disease. April is frank and honest about how it feels to lose sight of the healthy girl she was.
When April returns to school, she discovers the worst of the experience has yet to come. While she was out, rumors had abounded about where she was, and why she was gone. She finds herself in a very different place, socially – she is ostracized. The cool table not only seems impossibly far away now, it's no longer even a thought in her head. The only thing she can think about is getting through each day – the teasing and name calling – and getting back to the safety of her home.
By the end of the book, April comes to realize that all she really needs to survive the treacherous journey of middle school is the love and support of her family, a true, strong belief in herself and one good friend.
April’s journey, her survival, is inspiring. For those who have been through similar experiences, it is comforting. For others, perhaps it will be eye-opening – shedding light on the ramifications of their own words and actions.
87 pages, Paperback
Published November 13, 2018
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