In a ripped-from-the-headlines story, nineteen-year-old Blair's passion for fighting fires lands her a spot with the Forest Service and sets her on a wilderness adventure that quickly turns catastrophic.
How far would you go to save yourself?
Blair Scott is in her second season as a wildland firefighter when the Forest Service puts out a call for an additional class of smokejumpers. She and her best friend Jason both apply, though neither expects to get in since they're only nineteen. But it's been a devastating fire season, and they are both accepted. But going to training camp is only the first step-everyone expects the teenage rookies will wash out in the first week. Blair has always been touchy about people telling her she isn't good enough, so she begins taking unnecessary risks to prove herself. It doesn't take long before everything spins out of control, leaving Blair struggling to cope.
A story of courage, self-knowledge, and ultimate triumph over the elements, Jumper is a dramatic wilderness adventure that explores what it takes to survive-in every sense of the word.
* "Never less than riveting." -Kirkus, starred review
* "[A] pulse-pounding thriller." -Publisher's Weekly, starred review
| ISBN: | 9780593326961 |
| Publication date: | 14th June 2022 |
| Author: | Melanie Crowder |
| Publisher: | Viking Books for Young Readers an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 327 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |