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A review by madkc4ever
Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles
4.0
I think this book is so great for middle and high school age. It takes the reader through the realistic turmoil of teen pregnancy and how it affects not just the young woman who gets pregnant but everyone around her.
I really wish that Ellie had grown stronger as a character throughout the novel - we get the scene in the abortion clinic but that’s about as “strong-willed” as she gets and reading the ending she seems to be the same person she was before having her baby. Josh seemed to have a pretty hopeless story as well by the end. I guess real life isn’t always this way but it would have been nice to have seen Josh and Ellie have at least a shared moment together where they both showed that they had matured/developed as characters. I also think the pacing got too quick towards the end and we were suddenly at the end. I still think it is worth it for younger readers and it helps to start the conversation!
I really wish that Ellie had grown stronger as a character throughout the novel - we get the scene in the abortion clinic but that’s about as “strong-willed” as she gets and reading the ending she seems to be the same person she was before having her baby. Josh seemed to have a pretty hopeless story as well by the end. I guess real life isn’t always this way but it would have been nice to have seen Josh and Ellie have at least a shared moment together where they both showed that they had matured/developed as characters. I also think the pacing got too quick towards the end and we were suddenly at the end. I still think it is worth it for younger readers and it helps to start the conversation!