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A review by ancientdebra
Leap by Jane Breskin Zalben
3.0
Each character well represents the middle-school experience and both Krista and Daniel face their own challenges during their sixth-grade year. Not only does Daniel struggle to regain his mobility after being partially paralyzed, he must also deal with his mother's mysterious extended vacation. Krista yearns to "do the right thing" and be there for Daniel while also pining away for Bobby, the cutest boy on 27th Avenue.
On my favorite things about this audiobook were the performances of the two actors (Jennifer Ikeda, Jonathan Todd Ross). Each woman in Krista's life sounded distinct and I had no trouble keeping them straight. Another part of the story that I really liked were the subtle differences between the sexes. Krista picked up on body language and nuances between the boys and girls in her class, while Daniel seemed oblivious (or he didn't bother to mention it if he did).
One part of the story that really frustrated me, however, was that for as much as Krista yearned to be there for Daniel, she did very little to follow up on her pledge to do so. It also took her nearly the entire school year to realize that Bobby was not the boy for her and that maybe what she wanted was right in front of her. Then again, that is pretty realistic. Crushes are often hard to recover from in middle school.
On my favorite things about this audiobook were the performances of the two actors (Jennifer Ikeda, Jonathan Todd Ross). Each woman in Krista's life sounded distinct and I had no trouble keeping them straight. Another part of the story that I really liked were the subtle differences between the sexes. Krista picked up on body language and nuances between the boys and girls in her class, while Daniel seemed oblivious (or he didn't bother to mention it if he did).
One part of the story that really frustrated me, however, was that for as much as Krista yearned to be there for Daniel, she did very little to follow up on her pledge to do so. It also took her nearly the entire school year to realize that Bobby was not the boy for her and that maybe what she wanted was right in front of her. Then again, that is pretty realistic. Crushes are often hard to recover from in middle school.